When love turns away, now, I don't follow it. I sit and suffer, unprotesting, until I feel the tread of another step.
Source: Teacher, 1963.
-- Sylvia Ashton-Warner, (Dec 17 1908-1984), New Zealander educator, writer, novelist, poet; She was known for her innovative work in adapting traditional British teaching methods to the special needs of Maori children.