I give thanks for the fact that I can get this stick with a bit of steel nib on the end, dip it in some black carbon stuff, and draw on paper. Now, people did it the same way 2,000 years ago. And there's something lovely about that play, and making mud pies and a mess. That's a lovely privilege.

A society that's provided for by television is a society that says it doesn't need too many parks or natural situations for children to play in because television will look after them.

A lot of mothers want to be with their children. They can't afford it for this reason or that reason.

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