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To embrace the child may threaten the adult who values information above wonder, entertainment above play, and intelligence above ignorance. If we were really to care for the child, we would have to face our own lower natures — our indomitable emotions, our insane desires, and the vast range of our incapacity.

—Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish poet, writer, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies, which contains works such as The Minstrel Boy (1813) and The Last Rose of Summer (1805). As one of the most cherished poets of the English Romantic era, his...

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How many people can you claim truly care about you? I mean, not just the people in your life who are fun to hang out with, not just the people who you love and trust. But people who feel good when you are happy and successful, feel bad when you are hurt or going through a hard time, people who would walk away from their lives for a little while to help you with yours.

—Lisa Unger in Beautiful Lies

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