Children Quotes

Time always seems long to the child who is waiting – for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.

Unlike grownups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

One thing vampire children are taught is, never run with a wooden stake.

I know of no pleasure that quite matches that of seeing your youngster proudly flaunting something you have made.

Children need encouragement. So if a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way, he develops a good, lucky feeling.

We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.

Oh! To be a child again. My only treasures, bits of shell and stone and glass. To love nothing but maple sugar. To fear nothing but a big dog. To go to sleep without dreading the morrow. To wake up with a shout. Not to have seen a dead face. Not to dread a living […]

A happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.