Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It seems to be established in perpetuity, in every part of the world, that enjoyment has no part to play in the curriculum, and that knowledge can only be the fruit of suffering.


The Rights of the Reader (2008 translation by Sarah Adams)

Daniel Pennac Quotes

Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It...

Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It...

Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It...

Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It...