Questions

Sep 08, 2007 00:21

I like children's minds because they weave together logic and wild leaps of imagination so seamlessly, effortless in a fashion most writers would kill to emulate. This afternoon one of my young charges told me, "my brother asks weird questions". I said, "Oh?" and he replied, "Yes. He asks things like, 'what if volcanos were cups?' - and I told him ( Read more... )

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augustfai September 8 2007, 10:31:34 UTC
I love this post. ♥♥♥ Especially Or the girl who reflected that "when I cry, my eyes look like a haunted house."

I used to wonder if the earth was just a giant dollhouse, and we were being kept by some very big rich girl with ringlets and a pink dress who would move us around and make our decisions for us with her stubby little fingers. I still think that, actually.

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mrsquizzical September 8 2007, 12:32:10 UTC
*adores this*

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deora_mystic September 8 2007, 16:44:55 UTC
this is simply gorgeous. *saves it*

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mondayagain September 9 2007, 03:35:24 UTC
Half the time I forget I'm still a kid. Or the girl who reflected that "when I cry, my eyes look like a haunted house."

This is beautiful. I love children.

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