--- title: "4 Nicholas Kardaras Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "psychologist and writer... Browse 4 Nicholas Kardaras quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-nicholas-kardaras-72010.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Nicholas Kardaras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-nicholas-kardaras-72010.jpg) # Nicholas Kardaras (1964) Writer **4** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nicholas Kardaras is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Nicholas Kardaras Born January 1, 1964 Profession Writer ## About Nicholas Kardaras psychologist and writer... ## Quotes 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and-the-written-word-as-a/) Nicholas Kardaras [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/nicholas-kardaras-72010_books_socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and_156760.jpg) > [“As I worked with hundreds of gamers, it became apparent to me that many of these kids were looking for some sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/as-i-worked-with-hundreds-of-gamers-it-became-apparent-to-me-that/) Nicholas Kardaras [Purpose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/purpose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69b/nicholas-kardaras-72010_purpose_as-i-worked-with-hundreds-of-gamers-it-b_671942.jpg) > [“The trap that many parents fall into is in believing that when their kids are hypnotically looking at a screen, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/the-trap-that-many-parents-fall-into-is-in-believing-that-when-their/) Nicholas Kardaras [Focus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/nicholas-kardaras-72010_focus_the-trap-that-many-parents-fall-into-is_805251.jpg) > [“If you really want a child to thrive and blossom, lose the screens for the first few years of their lives. During…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/if-you-really-want-a-child-to-thrive-and-blossom-lose-the-screens-for/) Nicholas Kardaras [Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/nicholas-kardaras-72010_child_if-you-really-want-a-child-to-thrive-and_3236564.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-kardaras/#itemlist", "name": "Nicholas Kardaras Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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, relieving it of . . . work that makes it strong. [It] is an inhuman thing.”5 In addition to memory atrophy, Socrates was also concerned that books would allow information to be communicated without the author or teacher being personally present.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholas Kardaras" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kardaras/socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and-the-written-word-as-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/nicholas-kardaras-72010_books_socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and_156760.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/nicholas-kardaras-72010_books_socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and_156760.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/nicholas-kardaras-72010_books_socrates-did-not-think-much-of-books-and_156760.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Socrates did not think much of books and the written word; as a proponent of oral storytelling, he thought…” — Nicholas Kardaras", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As I worked with hundreds of gamers, it became apparent to me that many of these kids were looking for some sort of deeper connection and a sense of purpose. Alienated and adrift in soulless and institutional high schools, the meaning-starved kid finds purpose in a digital fantasy realm of adventure where there are monsters to slay, competitors to vanquish and prizes to attain; there is a soul-satisfying sense of purpose—and, if the games are played with others, a shared sense of purpose. 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