Margo Lanagan quote

There's this assumption that all children have the luxury of a childhood where their innocence is always respected and their main occupation is pleasant play - at the age of 18 or 21, they are then thrust into the real world and shown its uglier side, but not before.
Margo Lanagan
Margo Lanagan
Margo Lanagan
Born: 1960

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Age, World, Luxury, Before, Innocence, Assumption, Pleasant, Side, Respected, Main, Thrust, Occupation, Always, Real, Uglier, Childhood, Where, Children, The Real World, Real World, Then, Shown, Play

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