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They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their read more
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's read more
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about read more
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your children to do it.
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your children to do it.
Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.
Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.
For many children, joy comes as the result of mining something unique and wondrous about themselves from some inner shaft.
For many children, joy comes as the result of mining something unique and wondrous about themselves from some inner shaft.
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
Behold, I was shapened in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. [Psalms 51:5].
Behold, I was shapened in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. [Psalms 51:5].
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
