| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 10773 |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rachel Carson (20th century), U.S. author. The Last Word, ed. Carolyn Warner, ch. 28 (1992). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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