Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
In plain words
She thought staying out of school kept her imagination hers.
Where these words come from
- 75% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Potter's published Journal (1881-1897), confirmed via Google Books search-inside the printed edition
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