Everyone says that love requires the utmost honesty, but th… - Sarah Vowell

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Everyone says that love requires the utmost honesty, but that’s not entirely true. Once I knew that my father was suffering for my sake — really suffering — I learned that love, especially the parental kind, requires the heartwarming sacrifice that can only accompany fake enthusiasm.

Sarah Vowell

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Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an author, journalist, former rock critic and a contributing editor on the PRI program This American Life. She is also a voice-over actor, appearing as the voice of Violet Parr in The Incredibles.

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