. . . people use tricks to get you to think the way they do or take away … - Christopher Paul Curtis

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That is probable which for the most part usually comes to pass, or which is a part of the ordinary beliefs of mankind.

Christopher Paul Curtis

. . . people use tricks to get you to think the way they do or take away something you have that they want. One way they do that is to interrupt your normal way of thinking and take you by the hand and guide you down the path they want you to take. Father says they make you take a teeny-weeny step in their direction, and then they start to nudge you a little further down the path and before you know it, you're running full speed with them in a direction that you probably wouldn't have gone alone.

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