“Only children, I thought, can play and talk together without this self-imposed constraint. And even children’s eyes are quick to note the difference between a patched sweater and a squirrel muff. They recognize the outward symbols and are more wary than we guess. I found myself wondering when I had first been made aware of the invisible barriers that are so much more formidable than those of brick and stone and barbed wire.” ChildrenPrejudiceClass Difference Book:And Now Tomorrow Source: And Now Tomorrow
“I was never one to begrudge people their memories. From a child I would listen when they spoke of the past.” PeopleChildrenBookPastMemoriesSpokes Book:Time Out of Mind Source: Time Out of Mind