I did not know that children think the hard questions they ask are eas…

Bernhard Schlink
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I did not know that children think the hard questions they ask are easy and thus expect easy answers to them, and that they are disappointed when they get cautious, complex answers. ✨ FaceBook post byBernhard Schlink from Nov 27, 2013
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