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"It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it."

"Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but wha..."

"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, whi..."

"No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?""They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer."And what is ..."

"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."

"Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets."

"Having children is like living in a frat house - nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up."

"Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman; and how she would keep, through all her riper years, the simple and loving heart..."

"You can't give her that!' she screamed. 'It's not safe!'IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.'She's a child!' shouted Crumley.IT'S EDUCATIONAL.'What if she cuts herself?'THAT..."

"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it"