Piret
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“Like most expat alcoholics he had a tactic for persuading himself that he wasn't one: he ordered his wine by the glass, even if he drank twelve or twenty of them at a sitting, which was worse for his wallet but better for his self-esteem.”
“That's what I learned when my last Russian winter thawed. The lesson wasn't about Russia. It never is, I don't think, when a relationship ends. It isn't your lover that you learn about. You learn about yourself.”
This could easily have been a 50-pager.
Main take-away: “If you respect your kids, they respect you.” Although, it was presented from the other angle: “Don't be an a-hole, or your kids will be sh't.” Stupidly obvious and repetitive, even if it made sense.
