"...if a child waited to speak until all the grown-ups settled down and gave her some room to say her piece, the most important things would never get said."

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Source : Katherine Hannigan (2011). “Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World”, p.26, Harper Collins

Katherine Hannigan

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