"Allegiance, after all, has to work two ways; and one can grow weary of an allegiance which is not reciprocal."

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People do sometimes change, of course. Habits, allegiances, dreams are all alterable, but only under extraordinary pressure - like great love, fear, grief. More often, people don't change. A girl who never missed a day of work does not suddenly decide to stay home in bed, for no good reason.

— Josephine Humphreys