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Thought For the Day: Life Is Composed of Lights and Shadows, and We Would Be Untruthful, Insincere, and Saccharine If We Tried To Pretend There Were No Shadows

“I don’t believe in playing down to children, either in life or in motion pictures. I didn’t treat my own youngsters like fragile flowers, and I think no parent should. Children are people, and they should have to reach to … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: You Do A Child No Favor By Shielding Them From Reality

“I don’t believe in playing down to children, either in life or in motion pictures. I didn’t treat my own youngsters like fragile flowers, and I think no parent should. Children are people, and they should have to reach to … Continue reading

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