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.

A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.

A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? read more

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you.

I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.

I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.

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

Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.

Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.

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

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

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.