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> [“I didn’t know what being young had to do with it. It seemed to me that older people could do foolish things just as easily as young ones. I had certainly seen older people do some very foolish things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/i-didn-t-know-what-being-young-had-to-do-with-it-it-seemed-to-me-that/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

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## More by Catherine M. Wilson

> [“In my mind I compared Elen and Vintel. Next to Elen, Vintel appeared to be no more than a simpleminded blunderer, yet the grief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/in-my-mind-i-compared-elen-and-vintel-next-to-elen-vintel-appeared-to/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“I don’t!” I said. “I don’t care what she thinks!” “Of course you do. Why else would you be angry?” I couldn’t think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/i-don-t-i-said-i-don-t-care-what-she-thinks-of-course-you-do-why-else/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“stood side by side. My mother too had served the Lady. Too young to bear arms in the last war, from within the palisade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/stood-side-by-side-my-mother-too-had-served-the-lady-too-young-to/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“Sometimes even now I entertain the hope that Love lives in the world independently of us, but when I am most courageous, I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/sometimes-even-now-i-entertain-the-hope-that-love-lives-in-the-world/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“For the first time I understood something my grandmother told me years before, that it's not our deeds that hurt us, but what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/for-the-first-time-i-understood-something-my-grandmother-told-me/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“Again and again I asked for permission. May I? Here? And here? Is this too much? Too little? Can you hear me? This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/again-and-again-i-asked-for-permission-may-i-here-and-here-is-this/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“I didn’t know what being young had to do with it. It seemed to me that older people could do foolish things just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/i-didn-t-know-what-being-young-had-to-do-with-it-it-seemed-to-me-that/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

> [“It took me a long time to learn that I didn’t have to feel what someone wanted me to feel, but once I learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-m-wilson/it-took-me-a-long-time-to-learn-that-i-didn-t-have-to-feel-what/)

[Catherine M. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-m-wilson/)

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