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I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.
I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, read more
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.
Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.
Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
A boy is a magical creature--you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of read more
A boy is a magical creature--you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable