"My father was a very good man, but he had a lot of...



"My father was a very good man, but he had a lot of shortcomings. He was very singularly focused. He was an expert mason so he was very good at laying bricks. But he wouldn’t apply his energies to anything else. I was very good with my hands too, but I was always wanting to try new things. But he’d always discourage me from attempting anything other than my field of study. I resented him for it.”
"How were you a different father to your children?"
"I encouraged my children to try everything. So much so that they resented me for it."

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