They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
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It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
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Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.
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It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
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Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.
The soul is healed by being with children.
The soul is healed by being with children.
