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I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Robert McCloskey
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Make Way for Ducklings,
— Robert McCloskey
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Confusion
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I get a lot of letters. Not only from children but from adults, too. Almost every week, every month, clippings come in from some part of the world where ducks are crossing the street.
— Robert McCloskey
Adult
Almost
Children
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
— Robert McCloskey
Confusion
That was the - It was an exciting time because it was as though I was sort of tied up in a paper bag or in a gunny sack with a rope around the neck of it, and all of a sudden with the acceptance of that first book everything sort of spilled out!
— Robert McCloskey
Acceptance
Around
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That neighborhood has never been known for racial tensions.
— Robert McCloskey
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Neighborhood
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