They say that childhood forms us, that those early influences are the key to everything. Is the peace of the soul so easily won? Simply the inevitable result of a happy childhood. What makes childhood happy? Parental harmony? Good health? Security? Might not a happy childhood be the worst possible preparation for life? Like leading a lamb to the slaughter.
Josephine HartOur sanity depends essentially on a narrowness of vision--the ability to select the elements vital to survival, while ignoring the great truths.
Josephine Hart