I spent my entire childhood feeling like a freak because I liked to read. It's just like, "Eh, no one else likes… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Most of my childhood revolved around wondering when we would be blown up by the Russians. I couldn't stand the news, I… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
The sand looked so beautiful then, so many little individual grains in the light of the night, giving the watcher the childhood… — Ayi Kwei Armah Copy Share Image
This afternoon held that special quality of mournful emptiness I've connected with late Sunday afternoons ever since childhood: the feeling of having… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image