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The Stars Are Dying

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“A las niñas les decimos: Puedes tener ambición, pero no demasiada. Debes intentar tener éxito, pero no demasiado, porque entonces estarás amenazando a los hombres. Si tú eres el sostén económico en tu relación con un hombre, finge que no lo eres, sobre todo en público, porque si no lo estarás castrando. [...] ¿Por qué el éxito de una mujer ha de ser una amenaza para un hombre?”

“She set the bouquet of dahlias- a most harmonious flower, the vivid petals springing from its center like a work of art- at the base of the headstone, the pink and white blooms cheery against the day's overcast dreariness. Dahlias were long bloomers (Nellie had even seen them survive an early frost) and signified an unbreakable commitment between two people. While Nellie found the flower too gay for such a profound meaning, Elsie had insisted that was why dahlias were so enchanting. "Just as powerful as they are pretty. Like you, my sweet girl.”