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Play is the royal road to childhood happiness and adult brilliance.

Joseph Chilton Pearce

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Joseph Chilton Pearce
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: January 14
Died: 2016
Died: August 23
Author
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Pineville
Kentucky
Childhood
Happiness
Play
Brilliance
Royal
Adult
Adults
Road

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