Learning should be a pleasure, and children should grow up to imagine wisdom with a smiling face, not a fierce and terrifying one. (Sarah Bakewell)

Learning should be a pleasure, and children should grow up to imagine wisdom with a smiling face, not a fierce and terrifying one.

Sarah Bakewell

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