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It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children.

It is frightfully difficult to know much about the fairies, and almost the only thing for certain is that there are fairies wherever there are children.

Approximate author period: c. 1883 AD · industrial

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J.M. Barrie
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Approximate author period: c. 1883 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for J. M. Barrie: documented activity in 1883. Wikidata Q81796, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81796 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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