For children, childhood is timeless. It is always the present. Everything is in the present tense. Of course, they have memories. Of course, time shifts a little for them and Christmas comes round in the end. But they don’t feel it. Today is what they feel, and when they say ‘When I grow up,’ there is always an edge of disbelief—how could they ever be other than what they are?

Ian McEwan (via aufwaerts, tryingtofollow) (via colourthysoul) (via sophiemunns) (via leslieavonmiller) (via workman)

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