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I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears - and actually, Corpse Bride is a beautiful and very comforting, joyous portrayal of what might be beyond life.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?
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Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.
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When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green.
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