Home / Quotes / Quote by Steven Barnes

Quote by Steven Barnes

“Every father wants his son to have the advantages he himself was denied. But then, if you provide those advantages, you risk producing a weakling. The core parental paradox.”

Book:The Moon Maze Game

Work

The Moon Maze Game

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes, born on March 1, 1952, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. His works span a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and realism. Barnes is known for his unique narrative techniques and profound insights into social issues. more

“I, and I only, am to blame for all their sins; I spoiled them. To-day they are as eager for pleasure as they used to be for sugar-plums. When they were little girls I indulged them in every whim. They had a carriage of their own when they were fifteen. They have never been crossed. I am guilty, and not they—but I sinned through love.”

Fatherhood Spoiled Children

Book:Père Goriot

Source: Père Goriot

“Historians have shown that "parents in the Middle Ages worried about their kids no less than we worry about ours today," and by the nineteenth century there is evidence of bars being placed on windows to protect toddlers from falling out as well as "leading strings so that young children wouldn't wander off during walks.”

Parenting Spoiled Children

Book:The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises

Source: The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises

“In periods when shallow speculation is rife, one might think that metaphysics would shine forth, at least, by the brilliance of its modest reserve. But the very age that is unaware of the majesty of metaphysics, likewise overlooks its poverty. Its majesty? It is wisdom. Its poverty? It is human science.”

Philosophy Metaphysics Thomism

Author:Jacques Maritain

“Now nobody will begin to understand Thomas philosophy, or indeed Catholic philosophy, who does not realize that the primary and fundamental part of it is entirely the praise of Life, the praise of Being, the praise of God as the creator of the world.”