"Give us everything we ask for and suddenly it's too much."

Ambition, Desire, Limit, Excess, Expectation

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"Give us everything we ask for and suddenly it's too much."

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"Give us everything we ask for and suddenly it's too much."

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"He broke off his explanation, seeing in his daughter's eyes the exact moment that a child first understands there are limits on what her parents can do, rather than just limits on what they choose to do. He knelt before her in a moment's silence, somewhat less than he had been just seconds before, and Emy a half step closer to the woman she would one day become."

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