"The Veldt" Quotes
Two children's virtual reality playroom becomes a sinister and deadly creation.
short stories | 45 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I don't want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do?
appreciationsensory experience
The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid.
technologyfamily dynamics
Nothing's too good for our children.
parentingspoiling children
I don't want any damn picture on a wall; I want a real lion!
desirematerialism
We've given the children everything they ever wanted. Is this our reward - secrecy, disobedience?
parentingspoiling children
The lions look real, don't they?
illusionperception
That's why I'm taking the children to New York with me. I'm going to lock this house up for good.
family conflicttechnology
The lions are finished with their red feast.
dangerviolence
This room is their mother and father.
technologyfamily dynamics
