| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 42986 |
| QUOTATION: | Playing at make-believe, the young child becomes the all-powerful person he cannot be in reality. In pretending, the child takes control of his otherwise powerless position. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Joanne E. Oppenheim (20th century), U.S. educator, author. Kids and Play, ch.4 (1984). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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