‘I have a theory, a non-scientific one, you’ll be relieved to know,’ Amanda says. ‘I believe, in this life, we are born either glass half full or glass half empty. That whatever is thrown at us, however frightening or punishing or unfair it may be, we always, over time, return to the person we used to be. Some people will never find peace or happiness. Even if the most wonderful things happen to them, they don’t see the sunshine, only the rain; others, who have known nothing but strife, smile through it all. You know which category I’m going to put your mother into,
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