Experience teaches us that thought does not express itself in words, but rather realizes itself in them

Through others we become ourselves.

A word devoid of thought is a dead thing, and a thought unembodied in words remains a shadow.

The child begins to perceive the world not only through his [or her] eyes but also through his [or her] speech

There is reason to believe that voluntary activity, more than highly developed intellect, distinguishes humans from the animals which stand closest to them.

Writing should be meaningful for children, Y an intrinsic need should be aroused in them, and Y writing should be incorporated into a task that is necessary and relevant.

Any human act that gives rise to something new is referred to as a creative act, regardless of whether what is created is a physical object or some mental or emotional construct that lives within the person who created it and is known only to him.