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title: "6 Children Act Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [To write for children at all is an act of faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/to-write-for-children-at-all-is-an-act-of-faith/)

[Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/madeleine-l-engle-345_children_to-write-for-children-at-all-is-an-act-o_200694.png)

> [I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-asher/i-was-always-very-determined-as-was-my-husband-that-we-wouldn-t-let/)

[Jane Asher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-asher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/jane-asher-18567_children_i-was-always-very-determined-as-was-my-h_795130.jpg)

> [ It is no use to preach to \[children\] if you do not act decently yourself. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/it-is-no-use-to-preach-to-children-if-you-do-not-act-decently-yourself/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/theodore-roosevelt-218_children_it-is-no-use-to-preach-to-children-if-yo_2411305.jpg)

> [Intuitively, one would assume if you don't grow up with other children you might not learn that easy give and take. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-thomas/intuitively-one-would-assume-if-you-don-t-grow-up-with-other-children/)

[Peter Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/peter-thomas-68786_assuming_intuitively-one-would-assume-if-you-don_2556645.png)

> [Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-richardson/some-children-act-as-if-they-thought-their-parents-had-nothing-to-do/)

[Samuel Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-richardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/samuel-richardson-1695_child_some-children-act-as-if-they-thought-the_2865219.png)

> [I would not let my children act when they are young!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keri-russell/i-would-not-let-my-children-act-when-they-are-young/)

[Keri Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keri-russell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/keri-russell-8795_children_i-would-not-let-my-children-act-when-the_3129741.jpg)

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