Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed.
“We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep.”
“How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?”