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While my mother lived, I always felt to a certain degree as if I had somebody who was my superior and who exercised a mysterious protection over me. I belonged to something - I hung to something - there is nothing that has so much reverence and religion in it as affection to parents.
William Godwin
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"While my mother lived, I always felt to a certain degree as if I had somebody who was my superior and who exercised a mysterious protection over me. I belonged to something - I hung to something - there is nothing that has so much reverence and religion in it as affection to parents."
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While my mother lived, I always felt to a certain degree as if I had somebody who was my superior and who exercised a mysterious protection over me. I belonged to something - I hung to something - there is nothing that has so much reverence and religion in it as affection to parents. — William Godwin

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William Godwin was a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1756–1836).

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Who said "While my mother lived, I always felt to a certain degree as if I had somebody w…"?
This quote is attributed to William Godwin, a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Godwin lived from 1756 – 1836.
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