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He once tried to be an authoritarian, but with three opinionated daughters and a spirited wife, he had long since accepted his fate.
There was something so sincere, so honest in that sentence, that years later, Eve would pinpoint it as the exact moment she fell in love with Jack O’Neill.
just so you know you’re not the only pig feeding at that trough.’
He’s a total grunter, and his handshake is as wet as an otter’s pocket—I hate that in a person.
‘All any mother wants in a partner for their child is someone who will love them, be kind to them, and treat them with respect,’ she said. ‘If you do that for Jack, and I know you will, then his mother won’t see you as a threat, more like an ally. She loves Jack, and you love Jack, so it will all be fine.’
The government say it’s confidential, but sure, nothing is confidential in this place. A secret is something you tell one person at a time.’
Stay loyal to each other, keep talking, and when you fall out, as you will, remember he is your home and you’re his.
We talk, even when it’s hard to do it, and at night in bed, we share everything. All our joys and fears and
anger—everything.
‘You can, my love, I know you can. And when you can’t, I’ll be here, and you can fall into my arms just as you’ve done since you were born, and I’ll carry you.’
He was their rock, strong, silent sometimes, but unwaveringly loyal.
And then someone like Hitler comes along, he fixes the economy, puts everyone back to work. Suddenly, we have cars and holidays, and we get to hold our heads up again. It’s not surprising he is so popular.
It won’t be what you’re used to, nothing like it, but if this war has taught us anything it’s that material things can be replaced, people are what matter.
The war is changing everything, you’re right.’
