Sometimes

Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father. New York: Crown Publishers, 1995. 211-212.

“Do you ever hear from her?”
“I got a postcard at Christmas. She’s happy now; she’s met someone. And I have my work.”
“Is that enough?”
“Sometimes.”

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Lasting Impressions

Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father. New York: Crown Publishers, 1995. 127.
What I heard from my mother that day, speaking about my father, was something that I suspect most Americans will never hear from the lips of those of another race, and so cannot be expected to believe might exist between black and white: the love [...]