Quote#Courage
It is for fear of the grown-up, or at least out of respect towards…
Quote byAlice Meynell · 1847–1922
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Childhood (1913), "V. Fairies", pp. 26–27.
English (original)
It is for fear of the grown-up, or at least out of respect towards them, that a chapter must be given to fairies. If the children do not care very much for fairies, they must be made to care. "Who is to care if they do not? Who is to be properly childlike if they are not?"
— Alice Meynell
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