# Quote — James Clavell, The Children's Story

> Your daddy had to go back to school a little. He had some strange thoughts — and he wanted other grown-ups to believe them. It's not right for others to believe wrong thoughts, is it?

- Author: [James Clavell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell.md)
- Book: [The Children's Story](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Clavell#The_Children's_Story_(1982)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/your-daddy-had

## More from this book

> Your old teacher never explained anything to you? I don't think that was very good. Not to explain. You can always ask me anything. That's what a real teacher should do.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/your-old-teacher.md)

> I'm going to pray to our leader every time!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/im-going-to-pray.md)

> It is a very pretty flag. … I wish I could have a piece of it. I know! If it's so important, I think we should all have a piece of it. Don't you? … Now we should decide — who should be allowed to cut the first piece off!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/it-is-a-very.md)