Teach A Child To Play Solitaire, And She'll Be Able To Entertain Herself When There's No One Around. Teach Her Tennis, And She'll Know What To Do When She's On A Court. But Raise Her To Feel Comfortable In Nature, And The Whole Planet Is Her Home. - SearchQuotes

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Teach a child to play solitaire, and she'll be able to entertain herself when there's no one around. Teach her tennis, and she'll know what to do when she's on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home.

Joyce Maynard

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