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But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell
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"But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell"

- Louise Bogan

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This quote by Louise Bogan talks to the idea that childhood is a short lived and valuable time. It is a time of innocence and also delight, a time of exploration and exploration. Yet if youth is prolonged, it can no more continue to be a magical place. Instead, it can become a prison, a location of dullness as well as torpidity. It can end up being a place of stress as well as misery, a location of unfinished dreams as well as rushed hopes. It can come to be a location of anxiety as well as anxiousness, an area of solitude and isolation. In short, it can come to be a heck. This quote serves as a suggestion to treasure the time of youth, to maximize it while it lasts, and also to not take it for approved.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Louise Bogan between August 11, 1897 and February 4, 1970. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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