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> [ “Socrates did not think much of books and the written word; as a proponent of oral storytelling, he thought the written word would kill our memory skills and make us all bloody idiots: “\[It\] destroys memory \[and\] weakens the mind,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and-the-written-word-as-a/)

Nicholas Kardaras

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## More by Nicholas Kardaras

> [“Socrates did not think much of books and the written word; as a proponent of oral storytelling, he thought the written word would kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and-the-written-word-as-a/)

Nicholas Kardaras

> [“As I worked with hundreds of gamers, it became apparent to me that many of these kids were looking for some sort of deeper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/as-i-worked-with-hundreds-of-gamers-it-became-apparent-to-me-that/)

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> [“The trap that many parents fall into is in believing that when their kids are hypnotically looking at a screen, they are demonstrating a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/the-trap-that-many-parents-fall-into-is-in-believing-that-when-their/)

Nicholas Kardaras

> [“If you really want a child to thrive and blossom, lose the screens for the first few years of their lives. During those key…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/if-you-really-want-a-child-to-thrive-and-blossom-lose-the-screens-for/)

Nicholas Kardaras

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