“The difference between children and adults is that they're shorter - not dumber.”

“When adults read a book, they're two feet away; when children read it, they're right inside it.”

“This is the pain-pleasure of having newly adult children; they're innocent and ruthless in forgetting their sweet old dependence.”

“Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.”

“There is a separation between parents and children that shouldn't be breached when the children are young. The parents' adult follies are private. They're disturbing and hard to understand. But eventually the kids wise up, the follies start leaking out, and the parents are revealed in all their flawed humanity. Dad and I were about to cross that boundary for good.”

“The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.”