At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life the thorns should never be plucked from his roses. – Ellen Key
Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love. – Ellen Key
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. – Ellen Key
When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit ones imagination. – Ellen Key
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized womens rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do. – Ingrid Newkirk