![When I look back at experience [with my father], all I can do is feel pity. You know, how torn he was about how to act, what to say. And it seems an important story to me.](/assets/img/quote-photos/when-i-look-back-at-experience-with-my-father-all-i-can-do-is-feel-pity-you-k.jpg)
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