Warren Ellis On Children
Bill Hicks may be dead, but for my money comic author Warren Ellis does his share of heavy lifting to keep the "nihilist alcoholic outer shell protecting an ingenious if not broken humanist" culture intact. From a question on children in the latest issue of Filament (never heard of it) magazine:
Q "At what age is it best to crush a child’s dreams so that they have an easier time stepping in to the status quo?"A:You fool. You do not do such things to children. A child is like a poison missile you aim at the Future. You encourage, fund and resource their dreams to the fullest extent of your capability, knowing that your reward will be the pain and misery of generations yet unborn."