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title: "2 Childhood Place Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“And I never wanted Tegan to not get what I was gonna get. It’s something that goes very, very much back to a very deep childhood place. She was the most important person to me, and probably at some point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-quin/and-i-never-wanted-tegan-to-not-get-what-i-was-gonna-get-it-s/)

[Sara Quin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-quin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/sara-quin-7966_childhood_and-i-never-wanted-tegan-to-not-get-what_562285.jpg)

> [“We seemed to share certain ideas about what happens in childhood, when you have to place yourself under the sign of your own name, your face, your voice, your outward reality. When you become a fixed position, a thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-kushner/we-seemed-to-share-certain-ideas-about-what-happens-in-childhood-when/)

[Rachel Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-kushner/)

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