Quote#Children
It may well be doubted whether children are generally credulous.[…]…
Quote byAlice Meynell · 1847–1922
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Childhood (1913), "V. Fairies", p. 30.
English (original)
It may well be doubted whether children are generally credulous.[…] For children do not believe in fairies a jot. I have just asked my youngest daughter whether she believed in them, and she said "Of course not—only I liked the stories." Fiction to children is fiction and not fact.
— Alice Meynell
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