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I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, tas
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"I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, taste, smell, feel, and hear them. Then what I do is, not write about that kid or about his world, but start to think of a book that would have pleased him"

- Daniel Pinkwater

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This quote is written / told by Daniel Pinkwater somewhere between November 15, 1941 and today. He/she was a famous Author. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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