“I married Miles not because of the world’s opinion of either of us, but because of who we were for
“I married Miles not because of the world’s opinion of either of us, but because of who we were for one another in private…his behavior sometimes disturbed me greatly, even humiliated me. And yet more than anger, I felt compassion, and pity for his sad state. It is possible to be at once hurt by a man and heartbroken for him. I could not let Miles throw himself away.” - Cicely Tyson, in her memoir “Just As I Am.” -- source link
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