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Author - Bruno Bettelheim
Quotes by : Bruno Bettelheim
importance of reading
Even Aristotle, master of pure reason, said: 'The friend of wisdom is also a friend of myth.
fairy tales
The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device,....
Creative
Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.
catharsis
The myth of Oedipus . . . arouses powerful intellectual and emotional reactions in the adult-so much....
reading
The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to....
metaphysics
But had Minkowski and Einstein not recognized it long before us, our schizophrenic children would have....
fairy tales
Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers....
Self Respect
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority,....
decisions
The last if not the greatest of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance.....
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