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This reads as a boundary set with care. It suggests that constant availability can drain a person until nothing remains to offer, so time becomes the truest form of generosity. It lands when someone is asked for endless attention, and the quote quietly insists that presence has value precisely because it is limited.
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About Patience Johnson
Patience Johnson is a British-American novelist and essayist. She blends sharp social observation with lyrical prose, exploring themes of identity, race, and belonging in works like *The Dead and the Dark* and *The Book of Form and Emptiness*. Her writing often examines the intersections of history and personal narrative with quiet intensity.
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