"I find that a real gardener is not a man who cultivates flowers; he is a man who cultivates the soil. He is a creature who digs himself into the ear… - Karel Čapek

Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.

Ένας ντετέκτιβ δεν πρέπει να σκέφτεται μεθοδικά· καμιά φορά, βέβαια, βρίσκει κατά σύμπτωση το σωστό, αλλά η σύμπτωση δεν είναι τίμια δουλειά.

They learn to speak, write, and do arithmetic. They have a phenomenal memory. If one read them the Encyclopedia Britannica they could repeat everything back in order, but they never think up anything original. They'd make fine university professors.