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Quote #10
Ten minutes go by, and then Mrs. Van Dorn gets up, heaves a big sigh, puts her book under her arm, and starts walking slowly back towards her house. She can go be sad and lonely at home. (20.10)
Alicia's blindness hasn't just had an effect on her life, it's changed her parents' lives, too. Her mom is now stuck in her own lonely world. She doesn't have a full working life anymore, and she's always following around a daughter who wants to be left alone.