"Be very vigilant over thy child in the April of his understanding, lest the frost of May nip his blossoms. While he is a tender twig, straighten him; whilst he is a new vessel, season him; such as thou makest him, such commonly shall thou find him. Let his first lesson be obedience and his second shall be what thou wilt."

-- Francis Quarles

#Children Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Frost Quotes

“You're saying that our souls and the stars and the wings of a butterfly are all somehow connected?”
“To love someone means to see him as God intended him.”
“My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh”
“I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle,' and the other isn't.”
“If we trust parents to choose child care for their children, and we trust them to help their children choose a college to attend â€“ and both those systems have been so successful â€“ why do we not also trust them to choose the best elementary or high school for their children?”
“I studied mathematics which is the madness of reason.”

Source : Benjamin Moser (2009). “Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector”, p.77, Oxford University Press
“I just want to thank [my wife] for loving me where I was weak.”
“Certainly a decade and a half out in the real world, bashing my head against things, probably made me into a more textured writer. It gives you something to write about.”

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