“ And what could my father possibly want with another child, when he hardly bothered to talk to the one he already had? Polly Shulman
“ I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
“ No one belongs when they are new to this world. All children are Changelings. Catherynne M. Valente
“ A girl got kicked out of the swimming hole today. Inge Hachmann. They said they wouldn’t let us swim with a half-breed. Unsanitary. A half-breed, Werner. Aren’t we half-breeds too? Aren’t we half our… Anthony Doerr
“ You can overcome whatever is going on around you if you believe in the light that lives within you. Justine Edward
“ That's most interesting. But I was no more a mind-reader then than today. Iwas weeping for an altogether different reason. When I watched you dancing that day, I saw something else. I saw a new world… Kazuo Ishiguro
“ Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but then we clip their wings like we domesticate the wild mallard. Children should become the… Gerry Spence
“ The world is a wide place where we stumble like children learning to walk. The world is a bright mosaic where we learn like children to see, where our little blurry eyes strive greedily to take in as… Jay Woodman
“ You and I both know that love is for children,'' he said. ''We're adults. Compatibility is for adults.''''Compatibility is for my Bluetooth and my car,'' Teresa replied. ''Only they get along just fin… Maggie Stiefvater
“ Without you there would be no me. I am everything reflected in your eyes. I am everything approved by your smile. I am everything born of your guidance. I am me only because of you. Richelle E. Goodrich
“ I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting. …It does not hurt them to read about good and evil, love and hate, life and death. Nor do I think they s… Barbara Cooney
“ A deceitful man will go as far as to trample all over a woman’s reputation and spirit, in order to prove to his ex-love that he was faithful. The irony, is he is still in love with his ex and the new… Shannon L. Alder
“ The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to respect the woman that gave birth to his children. It is because of her that you have the greatest treasures in your life. You may have moved… Shannon L. Alder
“ A rebel adult often seems like a glorious savior, whereas a rebel child often seems like a little devil. Criss Jami
“ What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future. Steve Maraboli
“ Dance. Dance for the joy and breath of childhood. Dance for all children, including that child who is still somewhere entombed beneath the responsibility and skepticism of adulthood. Embrace the momen… Richard Paul Evans
“ It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamore… Ezra Taft Benson
“ But the wild things cried, “Oh please don’t go - we’ll eat you up - we love you so!”And Max said, “No!”The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their ter… Maurice Sendak
