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[faustus]

"Childhood is the need to be sheltered from adult secrets."

I have no attribution - seems to be Neil Postman, The Disappearance of Childhood (New York: Delacorte Press, 1982).

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[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I've been trying to get together a set of essay questions, and that's a great quote for the purpose!

[drasecretcampus.livejournal.com]

I found it in a YSJ diss on children in movies or adults using children and had to write it down. Glad to pass it forward