There are so many persons who know what wonders are opened to them in the stories and visions of their youth; for when as children we listen and dream, we think but half-formed thoughts, and when as men we try to remember, we are dulled and proasic with the poison of life. H.P. Lovecraft
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There are so many persons who know what wonders are opened to them in the stories and visions of their youth; for when as children we listen and dream, we think but half-formed thoughts, and when as men we try to remember, we are dulled and proasic with the poison of life. The idea behind this quote is that many people have a great story or a wonderful vision from their youth, but they lose interest in them when they grow older because society has conditioned them to be more practical. However, by taking a step back and revisiting that experience later in life through memory, the person can see it in a new way that inspires him or her to greater things.

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