Although there are many
Although there are many trial marriages… there is no such thing as a trial child. Gail Sheehy
Childhood
The work of adult
The work of adult life is not easy. As in childhood, each step presents not only new tasks of development but requires a letting go of the techniques that worked before. With each passage some magic must be given up, some cherished illusion of safety and comfortably familiar sense of self must be cast off, … Read more
My favorite of my
My favorite of my books is DAVE AT NIGHT, because it’s loosely based on my father’s childhood in an orphanage. Gail Carson Levine
When you become a
When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you Gail Carson Levine
So much of what
So much of what holds us back in life are the long-held resentments stemming from childhood. Gabrielle Bernstein
I have all that
I have all that I lost and I go carrying my childhood like a favorite flower that perfumes my hand. Gabriela Mistral
We are guilty of
We are guilty of many errors and many faults, But our worst crime is abandoning the children, Neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, His blood is being made, And his senses are being developed. To … Read more
Oneness with Nature is
Oneness with Nature is the glory of childhood; oneness with childhood is the glory of the Teacher. G. Stanley Hall
It’s an amazing thing
It’s an amazing thing to be able to fall into the world of your childhood fantasy. Ezra Miller
Our parents deserve our
Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up. Ezra Taft Benson