Cards Quote by Edward Albee
“What I wanted to get at is the value difference between pornographic playing-cards when you're a kid, and pornographic playing-cards when you're older. It's that when you're a kid you use the cards as a substitute for a real experience, and when you're older you use real experience as a substitute for the fantasy.”
About This Quote
The speaker contrasts how children and adults use pornographic cards as substitutes for real experience versus using real experience to replace fantasy.
In simple terms: Kids use cards as fantasy; adults use real life as fantasy.
Recognize how fantasies shift with age.
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When to use this quote
- education
- media literacy
- psychology
- personal growth
Questions to Reflect On
- How does fantasy shape behavior?
- When does reality become a substitute for imagination?