I've always been fascinated by the way that children and animals suffer stoically in a way that I don't think adults do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults.
I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.
I feel it in my bones that if I had a kid, I would not either continue to write or have written the book I have done. So it's just me and the dog. I've always gotten along better with animals than I have with children, anyway.
Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.
It's a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably connect back to childhood experiences.
Other species help children develop empathy.
You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
Kids love watching adults act like children. It's that spirit they can relate to.
I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.
I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility.