When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But do…

Harper Lee
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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em. ✨ To Kill a Mockingbird. Book by Harper Lee, 1962.
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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em. ✨ To Kill a Mockingbird. Book by Harper Lee, 1962.

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