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> [A child lies like a grey pebble on the shore until a certain teacher picks him up and dips him in water, and suddenly you see all the colours and patterns in the dull stone, and it’s marvelous for the…](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/)

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