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2011-08-01 ~ Mark

There are, for example, only two reasons for children to go to school – apart, that is, from acquiring the werewithal to earn a living: to make friends, and to see if they can find something of absorbing interest to themselves.

Adam Phillips. I’ve quoted this before, but it’s worth a repeat. More wisdom in the Adam Phillips tag. My favorite bits from his book On Kindness.
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