Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness, the temperament, the will of a baby a few months old!
Source: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, 1965.
-- May Sarton, (May 3 1912-1995), US author, poet; Her writings include a volume of verse A Durable Fire, 1972 and As We Are Now, 1973.