“He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent individual at the proper time.”
“All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and when it comes to the Holiday Season, happy families can abruptly become unhappy and unhappy families can, to their great alarm, be happy”
“This book is not about "homeschooling" at all. School is an artificial institution contrived by man. This book is about educating a child in the heart of the family given to that child by his Creator.”
“Even as individuals become families and families become communities, and communities become nations, so eventually must the nations draw together in peace.”
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”