...Now he gets to live with the child, and my mate gets to pay for it. Before the split, my mate and his ex bought a house. It is in an ideal location and style to suit the affair partner. He moved in. It wasn't hard for him to find his way around it as he'd been there many, many times when my mate wasn't. The affair partner is significantly older, so he earns massively, has big resources despite his own divorce, and good prospects. ...
Often I have made love to force myself to write I hoped that orgasm, the most violent end to waiting that can be, would make me feel certain that there is no greater pleasure than writing a book. In other words, she is keen to break her writer's block.
I guess it's all the normal human virtues - some of which are forgotten virtues - but one of the most important human virtues, I think, isn't even really considered a virtue, but it is one that changes the world.