"One encounters very capable fathers abashed by their piano-playing daughters. Three measures of Schumann make them red with embarrassment."

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The tension to mother the "right" way can leave a peculiar silence within mother daughter relationships--the silence of a mother'sown truth and experience. Within this silence, a daughter's authentic voice can also fall silent. This is the silence of perfection. This silence of perfection prevents mothers from listening and learning from their daughters.

— Elizabeth Debold