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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, September-December 1942
1942-09-06 Page 12
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But you are not certain in your heart, my child, and I tell you what I would say if you were our own darling: War is a great developer of character; say what you will against it, it brings out the best in a man. So wait --- (again, a mental lapse; something about you finding yourself). And don't brood about it, honey, don't brood." I don't know what you'll think about all this; but to me it was yanking into the open all my doubts
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But you are not certain in your heart, my child, and I tell you what I would say if you were our own darling: War is a great developer of character; say what you will against it, it brings out the best in a man. So wait --- (again, a mental lapse; something about you finding yourself). And don't brood about it, honey, don't brood." I don't know what you'll think about all this; but to me it was yanking into the open all my doubts
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