--- title: "9 Child Story Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Child Story quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Child Story sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/margaret-wise-brown-28501_children_a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-goo_860254.jpg" --- > [A child's own story is a dream, but a good story is a dream that is true for more than one child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wise-brown/a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-good-story-is-a-dream-that-is/) [Margaret Wise Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-wise-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/margaret-wise-brown-28501_children_a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-goo_860254.jpg) > [Let me be the child in the story and declare that the Emperor is naked — or that America is culturally bankrupt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-declare-that-the-emperor-is/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-dec_1506980.jpg) > [“It's so much more than a child's story. - Matt Chandler on LIFE Today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-matt-chandler-on-life-today/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/matt-chandler-2213_bible_it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-m_2439083.png) > [Let me by the child in that story and declare that the Emperor is naked-or that America is culturally bankrupt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-declare-that-the-emperor-is/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-de_1882321.jpg) > [Each child’s story is worthy of telling. There shouldn’t be a sliding scale of death. The weight of it is crushing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-cooper/each-child-s-story-is-worthy-of-telling-there-shouldn-t-be-a-sliding/) [Anderson Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/anderson-cooper-2401_children_each-child-s-story-is-worthy-of-telling_5273.png) > [Tell me a story, Pew. What kind of story, child? A story with a happy ending. There’s no such thing in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/tell-me-a-story-pew-what-kind-of-story-child-a-story-with-a-happy/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/jeanette-winterson-166_children_tell-me-a-story-pew-what-kind-of-story-c_1039460.png) > [“Simply read a child’s story that he or she is writing for school, and you will discover some of the inner struggles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-s-savage/simply-read-a-child-s-story-that-he-or-she-is-writing-for-school-and/) [John S. Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-s-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/john-s-savage-66284_books_simply-read-a-child-s-story-that-he-or-s_2983312.jpg) > [“I found myself in the position of that child in a story who noticed a bit of string and - out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beno-t-b-mandelbrot/i-found-myself-in-the-position-of-that-child-in-a-story-who-noticed-a/) [Benoît B. Mandelbrot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beno-t-b-mandelbrot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/beno-t-b-mandelbrot-65052_children_i-found-myself-in-the-position-of-that-c_1547115.jpg) > [But remember, child, we may all have our own story and destiny, and sometimes our seemingly bad fortune, but we're all part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-e-pearson/but-remember-child-we-may-all-have-our-own-story-and-destiny-and/) [Mary E. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-e-pearson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/mary-e-pearson-2812_bad-fortune_but-remember-child-we-may-all-have-our-o_228814.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child-story/#itemlist", "name": "Child Story Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A child's own story is a dream, but a good story is a dream that is true for more than one child.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Margaret Wise Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wise-brown/a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-good-story-is-a-dream-that-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/margaret-wise-brown-28501_children_a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-goo_860254.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/margaret-wise-brown-28501_children_a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-goo_860254.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/margaret-wise-brown-28501_children_a-child-s-own-story-is-a-dream-but-a-goo_860254.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A child's own story is a dream, but a good story is a dream that is true for more than one child.” — Margaret Wise Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let me be the child in the story and declare that the Emperor is naked — or that America is culturally bankrupt.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayn Rand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-declare-that-the-emperor-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-dec_1506980.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-dec_1506980.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-be-the-child-in-the-story-and-dec_1506980.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let me be the child in the story and declare that the Emperor is naked — or that America is culturally…” — Ayn Rand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's so much more than a child's story. - Matt Chandler on LIFE Today.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Chandler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-matt-chandler-on-life-today/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/matt-chandler-2213_bible_it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-m_2439083.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/matt-chandler-2213_bible_it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-m_2439083.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/matt-chandler-2213_bible_it-s-so-much-more-than-a-child-s-story-m_2439083.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's so much more than a child's story. - Matt Chandler on LIFE Today.” — Matt Chandler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let me by the child in that story and declare that the Emperor is naked-or that America is culturally bankrupt.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayn Rand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-declare-that-the-emperor-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-de_1882321.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-de_1882321.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/ayn-rand-59_america_let-me-by-the-child-in-that-story-and-de_1882321.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let me by the child in that story and declare that the Emperor is naked-or that America is culturally…” — Ayn Rand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each child’s story is worthy of telling. 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