Talleyrand Managed

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“She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again.”
—Charles Maurice Talleyrand (1754–1838)

“The child knows only that he engages in play because it is enjoyable. He isn’t aware of his need to play—a need which has its source in the pressure of unsolved problems. Nor does he know that his pleasure in playing comes from a deep sense of well-being that is the direct result of feeling in control of things, in contrast to the rest of his life, which is managed by his parents or other adults.”
—Bruno Bettelheim (20th century)