when I was a kid, I believed that
...the bottoms of the clouds were the bottoms of islands and continents, and that we had to fly to get to Britain because it was up in the sky somewhere.
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if I tried hard enough, I could turn into a cat.
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the waving of trees made the wind blow.
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...anyone could be anyone they wanted to be if they just applied the following virtues: 'honesty, thrift, self-reliance, industry, a cheerful whistle and an open manly face"
F**K you Horatio Alger |
... god lived in our kitchen.
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I believed that if I wanted to be an Olympic athlete of any kind, I would have to wait until I grew up. I also believed that when I grew up, I would know everything I needed to know about everything.
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When i was grown-up, people would listen to me.
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Also, that my mother's scarf had magical powers.
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essentially, that "Genius" was an occupation
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I was told that if I kept digging, I'd get to China.
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I could hit the big-league curve.
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Love/Hate was an either/or proposition
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it was spelt driffent
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