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title: "3 Children Mature Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Children Mature quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Children Mature sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's 'mature' critics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/it-is-healthier-in-any-case-to-write-for-the-adults-one-s-children/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd4/alice-walker-347_children_it-is-healthier-in-any-case-to-write-for_899410.png)

> [Character, not passion keeps marriages together long enough to do their work of raising children into mature, responsible, productive citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-pittman/character-not-passion-keeps-marriages-together-long-enough-to-do/)

[Frank Pittman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-pittman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/frank-pittman-8860_character_character-not-passion-keeps-marriages-to_1726893.png)

> [I'm not here to - as a parent, I believe we are specifically here to help our children mature in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jada-pinkett-smith/i-m-not-here-to-as-a-parent-i-believe-we-are-specifically-here-to/)

[Jada Pinkett Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jada-pinkett-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/jada-pinkett-smith-3568_believe_i-m-not-here-to-as-a-parent-i-believe-we_2696894.png)

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