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Quotes from The Children's Story — James Clavell

1924–1994 Australia

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12 quotes

I'm going to work hard not to have any wrong thoughts!

The Children's Story (1982)

Just a moment, children — what does "pledge" mean?

The Children's Story (1982)

I'm going to pray to our leader every time!

The Children's Story (1982)

Your daddy had to go back to school a little. He had some strange thoughts — and he wanted other grown-ups to believe them. It's not right for others to believe wrong thoughts, is it?

The Children's Story (1982)

God bless mommy and daddy, and please can we have some candy.

The Children's Story (1982)

Perhaps my mommy should go back to school. Perhaps she should.

The Children's Story (1982)

It pleases me greatly because it keeps asking me questions …

The Children's Story (1982)

I asked all kinds of people of every age, "You know the 'I pledge allegiance…'" but before I could finish, at once they would all parrot it, the words almost always equally blurred.

The Children's Story (1982)

Your old teacher never explained anything to you? I don't think that was very good. Not to explain. You can always ask me anything. That's what a real teacher should do.

The Children's Story (1982)

Because Johnny was especially clever I think we should make him monitor for the whole week. Don't you?

The Children's Story (1982)

Everyone just had to learn it to say it. The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I realized how completely vulnerable my child's mind was — any mind for that matter — under controlled circumstances.

The Children's Story (1982)

Maybe we didn't pray hard enough. Perhaps we should kneel down like is done in church. Perhaps were using the wrong name. Instead of God, let's say "Our Leader." Let's pray to our leader for candy! Let's pray extra specially hard, and don't open your eyes until I say.

The Children's Story (1982)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Clavell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.