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“Be the kind of grown up that you needed as a child (or was fortunate to have had as one).”

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“Mister Rogers took his viewers on this little journey to show that even in the face of death, things move ahead. That's the essential message as he sits by the fish grave. Rogers never told grieving children that everything will be all right: no such simplistic reassurances. Instead he shared his feelings about death and loss, and the extraordinary truth, reaffirmed repeatedly throughout the program, that life does go on.”

“When we adults think of children there is a simple truth which we ignore: childhood is not preparation for life, childhood is life. A child isn’t getting ready to live, a child is living. Children are constantly confronted with the nagging question, “What are you going to be?” Courageous would be the youngster who, looking the adult squarely in the face, would say, “I’m not going to be anything; I already am.”

“Die meisten Menschen, die zum ersten Mal aus den engen Gassen auf den Markusplatz traten, sahen sich zuerst so verblüfft um, als hätten sie einen märchenhaften Ort wie diesen höchstens in ihren Träumen erwartet. Manche blieben wie verzaubert stehen, als wollten sie niemals weitergehen. Andere bekamen ihre Kindergesichter zurück, während sie hinaufstarrten zu dem funkelnden Glas und dem Löwen zwischen den Sternen. Nur ganz wenige taten so, als berühre sie dies Übermaß an Schönheit nicht, und schlenderten weiter mit steinernen Gesichtern, stolz, dass nichts auf der Welt sie mehr zum Staunen brachte. Victor war nie sicher, ob er diese Leute bedauern oder fürchten sollte.”

“Academics who've studied Rogers's work often marvel at how young children calm down, pay attention, and learn so much from this television production - and how they remain calm and centered for some time after watching The Neighborhood. Rogers himself put great care into the pacing of the program to help children slow down and steady themselves.”