Children 's books Quotes

We be of one blood, ye and I

— Rudyard Kipling

Love of books is the best of all.

— Jackie Kennedy

I just wanted to be sure of you.

— A. A. Milne

“Be fair. Play hard.”

— Dan Venezia

“What a schmuck!”

— Lemony Snicket

“I need time to think!”

— Sue Wickstead

“Believe it, achieve it.”

— Susan Ross

“It doesn't matter how far you go; I will love you. Always.”

— Mamoru Suzuki

The more he gave away, the more delighted he became.

— Marcus Pfister

“What would your shoes say about the things you do everyday?”

— Sherley Mondesir-Prescott

“Book is the best friend, have no demand, no complain”

— Avi Salmon

Today you are you! That is truer than true!

— Dr. Seuss

“Of all the gifts you can get, friends and family are the best!”

— Jan Britland

“I’m planting a tree to remind me to be open and kindhearted.”

— Andrea Koehle Jones

Children's books are by nature partisan.

— Eric Walters

I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad.

— Mark Haddon

Russell Brand has announced that he plans to write a series of children's books. First up: 'Horton Hears a Heroin Dealer.'

— Joan Rivers

When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become…

— Anonymous

“He wasn't like the other bears. While everyone else was hibernating, he would be out putting on his sneakers.”

— Peter Wisan

“Cry out in the wilderness with a voice that's not heard. Speak boldly in Christ though you won't say a word.”

— R'chelle Cyrus

There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book.

— Philip Pullman

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

— Beverly Cleary

“Skulls" said Lady Lamorna. "Definitely skulls. Rows and rows of dear little skulls, sewn all along the hem.”

— Vivian French

“An ordinary man can enjoy breakfasting on juice and rye bread. But when you are underfed, scorned, miserable or just plain bored,…

— R.S. Vern

My best ideas come to me at unexpected moments, like when I'm reading children's books to my kids (the pictures inspire me),…

— Mary Engelbreit

Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this." It's not…

— J. K. Rowling

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then…

— Jeff Kinney

I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I…

— J. K. Rowling

If I were flying, I would travel to a perfect place. A place with frosted cakes and beautiful flowers and excellent trees…

— Kyo Maclear

“Oh no, princess. I would never carry out anything which could harm your being. This was just something I was told to…

— Chayada Welljaipet

I believe that good questions are more important than answers, and the best children's books ask questions, and make the readers ask…

— Madeleine L'Engle

We only do what we think is good and what we're happy with. I do that in stand-up, I even do it…

— Ricky Gervais

“Fairytales teach children that the world is fraught with danger, including life-threatening danger; but by being clever (always), honest (as a rule,…

— J. Aleksandr Wootton

“Long before we even lose our lives, we lose our souls. Tragic but true. Some carry on—willing to make the sacrifices, putting…

— Joanne Crisner

“Let me stay where the sun shines ever so brightly in the sky—where I can be who I am, carefree. Boxes, boxes,…

— Kim Hebert

“On the level of high art, in their common efforts to express human truths, relationships, attitudes, and personal visions, children's literature and…

— Lloyd Alexander

Books have their destinies like men. And their fates, as made by generations of readers, are very different from the destinies foreseen…

— Aldous Huxley

I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never…

— Colin Thompson

The prime function of the children's book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful…

— Roald Dahl

“Dreams are glimpses into life’s truths.”

— Larry Itejere