"As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized." ~ Ohiyesa
As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. ~ Ursula Le Guin
When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of the fairies. ~ J. M. Barrie
Never play peek-a-boo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, Look, it's always gonna be me! ~ Rita Rudner
The adult with a capacity for true maturity is one who has grown out of childhood without losing childhood's best traits. ~ Joseph Stone
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. ~ Heraclitus
A simple, childlike faith in a Divine Friend solves all the problems that come to us by land or sea ~ Helen Keller
But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes. ~ Carson McCullers
The question for the child is not "Do I want to be good?" but "Whom do I want to be like?" ~ Some Bruno Bettelheim
Children are hardy and adaptable if given a chance to rise to the occasion. I always remember that wonderful Zulu saying, “Dirt that don’t make dead, fattens.” ~ Leila Hadley