As a child, reality is whatever one makes of it.

The parent knows that the child cannot be artificially motivated to learn; they know that he is already motivated by the strongest driving force on earth: his inner intent.

We have a cultural notion that if children were not engineered, if we did not manipulate them, they would grow up as beasts in the field. This is the wildest fallacy in the world.

Adolescents sense a secret, unique greatness in thems.elves that seeks expression. They gesture towards the heart when trying to express any of this, a significant clue to the whole affair.

One's capacity for metaphor is one's capacity for a full life.

Any idea seriously entertained tends to bring about the realization of itself.

What we are teaches the child far more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.