Charles Dickens

"I believe the power of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown people who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it; the rather, as I generally observe such men to retain a certain freshness, and gentleness, and capacity of being pleased, which are also an inheritance they have preserved from their childhood."

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Source: The Personal History of David Copperfield.

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens was a British novelist known for his vivid characters and social commentary, particularly in works like 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Great Expectations.'

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