| 1 | He's eighteen now and I believe he can paddle his own canoe. | |
| 2 | They earned a living, they worked and lived alongside Germans, spoke German and they wanted themselves and their children to succeed. | |
| 3 | But I am second to a god. I am a human being, alive, due to my efforts. | |
| 4 | She had invited Carrie, not because she longed for her presence, but because the latter was dissatisfied at home, and could probably get work and pay her board here. | |
| 5 | "There's no shame involved or anything, they're just telling their stories and living their lives, " she says. |