Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, read more

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he read more

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!"

A boy is a magical creature--you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of read more

A boy is a magical creature--you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some read more

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

Only little boys and old men sneer at love.

Only little boys and old men sneer at love.

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.