A childs world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.
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Rachel Carson (20th century), U.S. author. The Last Word, ed. Carolyn Warner, ch. 28 (1992).