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title: "4 Child Known Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Child Known quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Child Known sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Every child has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don'ts, Not the God who ever does Anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hafiz/every-child-has-known-god-not-the-god-of-names-not-the-god-of-don-ts/)

[Hafiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hafiz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/hafiz-23074_art_every-child-has-known-god-not-the-god-of_143795.jpg)

> [For many observers, a child who has known nothing but war, a child for whom the Kalashnikov is the only way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishmael-beah/for-many-observers-a-child-who-has-known-nothing-but-war-a-child-for/)

[Ishmael Beah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishmael-beah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/ishmael-beah-10467_another_for-many-observers-a-child-who-has-known_144761.jpg)

> [“I mourned the child I had known who was kind and sweet and curious, and yet could not stop killing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-vandermeer/i-mourned-the-child-i-had-known-who-was-kind-and-sweet-and-curious/)

[Jeff VanderMeer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-vandermeer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/jeff-vandermeer-1366_children_i-mourned-the-child-i-had-known-who-was_2652308.png)

> [I've never lost a grown-up child, but I have known loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-wilton/i-ve-never-lost-a-grown-up-child-but-i-have-known-loss/)

[Penelope Wilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-wilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/penelope-wilton-24247_child_i-ve-never-lost-a-grown-up-child-but-i-h_2709101.jpg)

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