“Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day. ”

Dag Hammarskjold Swedish political leader, Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Amiya Quinerly from winterville north carolina DECEMBER 15, 2020
Christmas is about family not presents.
Vern C from Murray Utah SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
That's why we need to live life backwards. Live like a kid when we are old and let the kids worry about getting old when they are young. It works out in the long run.
John, K. from john.kemmerer@erickson.com AUGUST 31, 2010
Good quote, indeed! Time does fly when you're having fun--and crawls when times are not so kind. Also, as we grow older, time flies faster--a month to a 7-year-old seems like 2 days to a 454-year-old!

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