Play is always a fantasy, but once you get into the frame, it is quite real, and everything you do is real. You put acres and acres of real movement and real action and real belief in it. Brian Sutton-Smith acreactionbelief Change image and share on social
The thing about a violent kid is that he can't play imaginatively. Brian Sutton-Smith imaginativelykidplay Change image and share on social
A toy is seen both as a bauble and as an intellectual machine. Brian Sutton-Smith baubleintellectualmachine Change image and share on social
To play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed, as if one is assured of one's prospects. Brian Sutton-Smith actassurecommit Change image and share on social
Playful stimulation probably hits all kinds of synaptic possibilities. It is all make-believe and all over the map. The potentiality of the synapses and the potentiality of playfulness are a beautiful marriage. Brian Sutton-Smith beautifulhitkind share on social
We study play because life is crap. Life is crap, and it's full of pain and suffering, and the only thing that makes it worth living - the only thing that makes it possible to get up in the morning and go on living - is play. Brian Sutton-Smith crapfulllife share on social
The main point for me is that toys are incredibly more important than we realized. Brian Sutton-Smith importantincrediblymain Change image and share on social
For decades, there has been this assumption that children played and adults didn't. That's rubbish. Brian Sutton-Smith adultassumptionchild Change image and share on social
Once upon a time, soft toys were for babies. Now they're taken for granted as a feature of adult life. Brian Sutton-Smith adultbabyfeature Change image and share on social
Despite the efforts of some parents, children still tend to act out the traditional sex roles of our culture. The child's peer group may have more of an influence over this than the parents. Brian Sutton-Smith actchildculture Change image and share on social
