the only real difference is that, unlike adults, children are not yet bridled. They haven’t yet been forced to conform, to fit in, to behave. They haven’t learned to be ashamed of their emotions, to repress their spontaneity, to hide their flamboyance and truth. They have not yet learned to navigate the world with the constant torpid pretense that they feel far less than they really do. They are inveterate liars and yet they are refreshingly truthful.
