We used to believe that if we read lots of books we would get special powers and move stuff across the room with our eyes like Matilda.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- My friend and I used to believe that we could gain special powers by pressing our bellybuttons and wishing.— Andrew
- I beliveve that i got abducted by aleiens and i got special powers and i could talk to animals— I found out
- I used to believe if I concentrated hard enough I could move stuff.
*sigh*
— Zog - That unicorns were real. They simply had invisible horns that only people with special eyes could see
— Katie - if you read the bible in the dark your eyes would pop out— chriistabelle
- I use to believe if I ate something electronic Id have electric powers — jack L