A quotation by Sarton, May

Words are more powerful than perhaps anyone suspects, and once deeply engraved in a child’s mind, they are not easily eradicated.

May Sarton (1912-1995) Belgian-American poet, novelist, memoirist [pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton]

I Knew a Phoenix, “A Belgian School” (1959)

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More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/sarton-may/49608/