“ A blown kiss is not a proper kiss. Hugs and kisses should be hugs and kisses, not breaths of air. I am tired of breaths of air and not enough hugs and kisses. Claire King
“ Children have no business expressing opinions on anything except "Do you have enough room in the toes? Florence King
“ People who have babies tell me I will know a love that is beyond anything I can imagine, and a joy that is indescribable. Love and joy? That sounds horrifying. I have no way of knowing whether I can h… Marc Maron
“ Where do starfish come from?” asked Sam.“From the sky,” answered Stella. “Starfish are shooting stars that fell in love with the sea.”“Weren’t the stars afraid of drowning?” asked Sam.“No,” said Stell… Marie-Louise Gay
“ LOOKINGThe world goes by, and what have I to do with it? I merely observe how the geese stretch their necks towards the orange rim of sky. I watch how light fades and children make their way home, hun… Jay Woodman
“ He did not alarm her, for she thought she had seen him before in the faces of many women who have no children. Perhaps he is to be found in the faces of some mothers also. J.M. Barrie
“ Our children cannot be assumed to follow in our footsteps, assuage our losses, or compensate for our inadequacies. Madeline Levine
“ Sometimes I wonder if I'm nothing more than the sum of who [my parents] were. Even worse, I worry that I don't add up nearly so well, that I'm just a shadowed reflection of them. Now that question hou… Cooper Davis
“ A ‘white’ kid that asks too many questions is called *curious.* A ‘black’ kid that asks too many questions is called *forward.* Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ To know what should be going on in a household: spend a few minutes with the wife, or, the husband. To know what’s really going on: spend a few minutes with their kid(s). Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Children take joy in their work and sometimes as adults we forget that's something we should continue doing. Ashley Ormon
“ Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of questions) is often discouraged. D.R. Silva
“ Tell me,' the man leans forward ans says, 'have you heard of a lady called Madeleine? No? In 1996, this lady named Albright Madeleine, the US ambassador to the United Nations, was asked on television… Nadeem Aslam
“ ...it struck her, this was tragedy-- not palls, dust, and the shroud; but children coerced, their spirits subdued. Virginia Woolf
“ And here is my sweet little Annamaria,’ she added, tenderly caressing a little girl of three years old, who had not made a noise for the last two minutes; ‘And she is always so gentle and quiet—Never… Jane Austen
“ They were blessed, said Jane; they were going to give birth to themselves. It would be themselves they gave birth to, only better. That was why she and Della must work so hard to protect them, their c… Amanda Coplin
