I've had kids express themselves as they are, impolitely, lovingly - they don't mean any harm. They just don't know what the right way is. And as it turns out sometimes the so-called "right way" is utterly the wrong way. (Maurice Sendak)

I've had kids express themselves as they are, impolitely, lovingly - they don't mean any harm. They just don't know what the right way is. And as it turns out sometimes the so-called "right way" is utterly the wrong way.

Maurice Sendak

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