“But who tells you to go to bed at night and things like that?” asked Annika.

“I do,” said Pippi. “First I tell myself once very nicely and if I don’t obey, then I tell myself again, very sternly, and if I still don’t obey, then it’s time for a spanking, of course.”

— Astrid Lindgren

Source: Pippi Longstocking - Chapter 1 - 1945

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"But who tells you to go to bed at night and things like that?" asked Annika.

"I do," said Pippi. "First I tell myself once very nicely and if I don't obey, then I tell myself again, very sternly, and if I still don't obey, then it's time for a spanking, of course." - Astrid Lindgren
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