“Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.”
Mother Superior: Dr. Fane told me he wanted you to leave but you would not.
Kitty: I didn’t want to leave you.
Mother Superior: Yes, and we appreciate it, dear child, but I think you did not want to leave him either.
Kitty: Well, it’s my duty.
Mother Superior:Duty is only washing your hands when they are dirty.
Mother Superior: I fell in love when I was 17… with God. A foolish girl with romantic notions about the life of a religious, but my love was passionate. Over the years my feelings have changed. He’s disappointed me. Ignored me. We’ve settled into a life of peaceful indifference. The old husband and wife who sit side by side on the sofa, but rarely speak. He knows I’ll never leave Him. This is my duty. But when love and duty are one, then grace is within you.
Thanks to The Painted Veil movie. There’s a traditional french song at the end of the film, which I thought sounds nice – A La Claire Fontaine (click here for lyric & mp3 file)
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