“A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university ... This can be taken as an indication that we are driving our children mad more effectively than we are genuinely educating them. Perhaps it is our way of educating them that is driving them mad.” WayChildrenTodayBornChanceUnitedTakenGreaterTenOur ChildrenMadUniversityDrivingKingdomsHospitalsIndicationUnited Kingdom Author:R. D. Laing
“Sometimes I have visions of myself driving through hell, selling sulphur and brimstone, or through heaven peddling refreshments to the roaming souls. If me and the children I've got left could find a place where there's no shooting, I wouldn't mind a few years of peace and quiet.” IfsYearsMindChildrenSoulSometimesLeftHeavenVisionHellQuietDrivingSellingShootingRoamingRefreshmentsPeace And QuietPeddling Book:Collected Plays: The life of Galileo. The trial of Lucullus. Mother Courage and her children Source: Collected Plays: The life of Galileo. The trial of Lucullus. Mother Courage and her children