diary / by Edward Mullany

Although, it might be more accurate to say of Franny that her perfectionism, as it applies to others, is a response to what she sees as a general phoniness or pretentiousness among them, rather than to the more specific question of whether or not they engage in unceasing prayer (for that is an endeavor that is personal to her, and not necessarily a standard to which she holds other people) but the point remains. She is too hard on herself, and she is too hard on others to not be cognizant of how disagreeable to herself she has become.