Kathleen Norris Quotes
I wonder if children don't begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them.
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I wonder if children don't begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them.
