Bernice Rubens Quotes

He wondered whether in fact, he had always been an outsider in the family, and whether he had so placed himself, or whether his parents and sisters had so elected him.

Bernice Rubens

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• He wondered whether in fact, he had always been an outsider in the family, and whether he had so placed himself, or whether his parents and sisters had so elected him.

  

  Bernice Rubens
  • Family
  • Parents
  • Wondered