Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum. – Thomas Szasz
Happiness is… usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults. – Thomas Szasz
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. – Thomas Szasz
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily. – Thomas Szasz