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title: "3 Typical Child Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I was a complete and typical only child. I was bookish, and sport was out of the question anyway. I had read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-starkey/i-was-a-complete-and-typical-only-child-i-was-bookish-and-sport-was/)

[David Starkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-starkey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/david-starkey-4242_children_i-was-a-complete-and-typical-only-child_59535.png)

> [“I would sooner say, or hear it said of me, that I was so typical a child of my age, that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/i-would-sooner-say-or-hear-it-said-of-me-that-i-was-so-typical-a/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/oscar-wilde-16_good-thing_i-would-sooner-say-or-hear-it-said-of-me_192190.jpg)

> [I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-wanted-young-people-to-know-that-i-was-just-a-typical-child/)

[John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7f/john-lewis-1310_children_i-wanted-young-people-to-know-that-i-was_1183676.jpg)

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