"Children hallow small things. A child is a priest of the ordinary, fulfilling a sacred office that absolutely no one else can fill. The simplest gesture, the ephemeral movement, the commonest object all become precious beyond words when touched, noticed, lived by one's own dear child."
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Mike Mason, The Mystery of Children (Colorado Springs, CO: Waterbrook Press, 2001), p. 27
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