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Children like their mothers especially to be standing still and watching them, even if they are sleeping. At least that's how I felt. There's nothing wrong with the self-interest of children; it's just the way they are.
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid
Born: May 25, 1949

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Nothing, Sleeping, Way, Wrong, Like, Felt, Self-Interest, How, Mothers, Least, Still, Just, Children, Them, Standing, Even, Watching

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