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title: "3 Little Childhood Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Little Childhood quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Little Childhood sayings and thoughts."
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> [As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/as-a-child-i-was-never-drawn-toward-depraved-or-extreme-situations-i/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/augusten-burroughs-603_childhood_as-a-child-i-was-never-drawn-toward-depr_215825.png)

> [I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pinched little childhood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-leslie/i-never-had-any-childhood-for-the-word-means-sunshine-and-freedom/)

[Frank Leslie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-leslie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/frank-leslie-72365_any_i-never-had-any-childhood-for-the-word-m_478179.jpg)

> [There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khaled-hosseini/there-are-a-lot-of-children-in-afghanistan-but-little-childhood/)

[Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khaled-hosseini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_there-are-a-lot-of-children-in-afghanist_2295250.png)

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