A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled."

The paradox of education is precisely this -- that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

"Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it."

"The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way . . . people look at reality, then you can change it."

It is only because the world looks on his talent with such a frightening indifference that the artist is compelled to make his talent important.