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The opposite to courage, as one endeavors to understand the problem in our particular age, is automaton conformity.

“Will you explain to me why people encourage delusional behavior in children, and medicate it in adults?” — Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior

Author YahooeyPosted on June 14, 2019June 11, 2019Categories QuotationsTags adults, Barbara Kingsolver, behaviour, children, delusional, Flight BehaviorLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.

“Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.” — Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin

Author YahooeyPosted on June 16, 2016June 10, 2016Categories QuotationsTags adults, children, dead, happiness, living, The Second Sin, Thomas SzaszLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Every intelligent child is an amateur anthropologist. The first thing such a child notices is that adults don't make sense.

“Every intelligent child is an amateur anthropologist. The first thing such a child notices is that adults don’t make sense.” — John Leonard,  “Books of the Times,” The New York Times (1982-09-23)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 22, 2013December 10, 2018Categories QuotationsTags adults, anthropologist, Books of the Times, children, John Leonard, The New York TimesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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