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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

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