Playtime Philosophers Pillows

"He just doesn't do it for me."

"I have to get up for mine 3 or 4 times a night!"

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

Joey discovers the difference between coffee beans and jelly beans.

12 O'clock was 'I'm a tractor time.'

'Sire, your new fortress was fine for your nephew's fifth, but I fear it is set for a sterner test.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

'I don't know what 'peer pressure' is, but it makes a GREAT excuse!'

"They’re baseballs. You throw ’em."

'Who's this 'Art in Heaven' guy you keep talking about?'

"When I grow up, I want to become president and eventually the subject of a groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed Broadway musical."

"I'm bored."

Playdough's The Republic

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

"So, what do you do for play?"

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

Child using building blocks to get over a baby gate.

"She's a miniature."

"Recess does things to a man."

Hamlet

"Apparently, when the tide came in, a lot of castles went bust."

"Try picking up a girl after you've renounced everything."

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

'I prefer the term 'whistleblower' to tattletale.'

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

'Is THIS the way you plan to spend your peak learning years?'

"Have your parents sign this waiver concerning violations of personal space. . . then you guys can play tag."

Annual Swim Hundreds of Miles, Spawn and Die Marathon.

'Don't let them know you're a prodigy. If they find out, they'll take away your teddy bear.'

"You're missing the whole gestalt of Frisbee!"

'Play post office? -- I don't like violent games.'

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Philosopher trading cards.

"Maths is easy because it's so logical. 2 + 2 obviously equals 22."