I want my father to be just my father, the way he has always been, not a separate person with an earlier, mythological life of his own. Knowing too m… - Margaret Atwood

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I want my father to be just my father, the way he has always been, not a separate person with an earlier, mythological life of his own. Knowing too much about other people puts you in their power, they have a claim on you, you are forced to understand their reasons for doing things and then you are weakened.