The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state.

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Yes, we too are stardust.

Love, your own witch-daughter, Queen of the Mirror and the Highest Protector of Irony

All beauty that surrounds us must one day perish.

Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn't understand it. Love, Dad.

...long before the child learns to talk properly-and long before it learns to think philosophically-the world will have become a habit. A pity, if you ask me.