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title: "3 Child Lies Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Child Lies quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Child Lies sayings and thoughts."
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> [Within the child lies the fate of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-montessori/within-the-child-lies-the-fate-of-the-future/)

[Maria Montessori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-montessori/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/maria-montessori-709_child_within-the-child-lies-the-fate-of-the-fu_598996.png)

> [Because in a small dark room, a broken child lies on a filthy bed and stares up at a high window. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/because-in-a-small-dark-room-a-broken-child-lies-on-a-filthy-bed-and/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/jennifer-donnelly-1585_bed_because-in-a-small-dark-room-a-broken-ch_846543.jpg)

> [A child lies like a grey pebble on the shore until a certain teacher picks him up and dips him in water,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-hay/a-child-lies-like-a-grey-pebble-on-the-shore-until-a-certain-teacher/)

[Elizabeth Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-hay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/elizabeth-hay-22753_certain_a-child-lies-like-a-grey-pebble-on-the-s_1138737.png)

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