Forbidden Notebook

by Alba de Céspedes

I thought the time I invested in my children was my capital, but now they steal it, they take it away. In reality, the only time I possess is what I’ve invested in work.

At a certain point we no longer understand what is kindness and what is ruthlessness in the life of a family.

“There’s a right,” he said, “that derives from the intrinsic value of each of us. So what for one might be a fault, for others isn’t. At a certain point in life you have to be aware of your own situation and assert it; that, too, is a duty.”