I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times…

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I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. ✨ 'There’s No Place to Go But Up' — bell hooks and Maya Angelou in conversation. Interview with Maya Angelou, www.lionsroar.com. January 1, 1998.
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