Originally Posted by Chula Vista

That was at first awkward but turned out well for both of them. She complimented his kids highly which seemed to genuinely touch him. First words out of his mouth were: I don't know if you meant that as a compliment but I'm going to take it as one. He in turn praised her for being very strong and never giving up on what she believes in. Completely broke the tension between them.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.