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And that is the last lesson of childhood: You spend all your years fighting against the injustice of big folk and their big rules until you are ready to rule yourself.
And that is the last lesson of childhood: You spend all your years fighting against the injustice of big folk and their big rules until you are ready to rule yourself.
Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern
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- Catherynne M. Valente
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- Approximate author period: c. 1979 AD · modern
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