Alone Quotes
The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
"The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library."— Maya Angelou
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Meaning of this quote
A library can offer a child a wide range of appealing discoveries without the limits of a single lesson. The sweets metaphor presents reading as pleasure and exploration.
Key takeaway:
Give children room to explore books for enjoyment.
Origin of the quote
Repeated as an Angelou quotation in library and school publications.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe located library plan reuses the attribution but supplies no original interview, book passage, or speech. The first occasion is unresolved.
