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I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pinched little childhood, as far as love and merriment go.
Frank Leslie
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"I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pinched little childhood, as far as love and merriment go."
— Frank Leslie

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I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pinched little childhood, as far as love and merriment go. — Frank Leslie

About Frank Leslie

Frank Leslie was a Artist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1821–1880).

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Who said "I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I…"?
This quote is attributed to Frank Leslie, a Artist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Frank Leslie lived from 1821 – 1880.