Don’t Forget the You You Were as a Caterpillar

Richard Seltzer
Sep 14, 2022

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Photo by Richard Sagredo on Unsplash

Advice fora 12-year-old who says she loves to write

Caterpillars move slowly, but they swell with confidence and big ideas. They know the world can be a better place, and, no matter how long that might take, they can and will make it happen.

Butterflies can venture out on their own. They can fly. But they know their limits.

Sometimes knowing your limits is the greatest of limitations.

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Richard Seltzer

His recent books include Echoes from the Attic, Grandad Jokes, Lizard of Oz, Shakespeare'sTwin Sister, To Gether Tales. and Parallel Lives, seltzerbooks.com