Kate Douglas Wiggin Quote

The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with time, but it is not the fault of the fruit, but of the mouth and the tongue.


My Garden of Memory (1923)


The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with...

The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with...

The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with...

The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with...