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G.K. Chesterton Quotes: I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since.
         

I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since.


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This page presents the quote "I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since.". Author of this quote is G.K. Chesterton. This quote is about imagination, nursery-rhymes, education, storytelling, fairy-tales,.