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Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child

Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child

Tom Stoppard
Children, Growing Up, Thinking
Tom Stoppard (2014). “Shipwreck: The Coast of Utopia Play 2”, p.83, Faber & Faber

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Tom Stoppard
Inspirational, Growing Up, Maturity
Tom Stoppard (2012). “Tom Stoppard Plays 2: The Dissolution of Dominic Boot; 'M' is for Moon Among Other Things; If You're Glad I'll Be Frank; Albert's Bridge; Where Are They Now?; Artist Descending a Staircase; The Dog It Was That Died; In the Native State; On 'Dover Beach'”, p.103, Faber & Faber

Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn't disdain what lives only for a day. It pours the whole of itself into the each moment. We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last.

Tom Stoppard
Children, Growing Up, Thinking
Tom Stoppard (2014). “Shipwreck: The Coast of Utopia Play 2”, p.83, Faber & Faber

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