--- title: "11 Return Childhood Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Return Childhood quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Return Childhood sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/blaise-pascal-167_childhood_wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood-1827220_1827220.jpg" --- > [“Wisdom is a return to childhood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood/) [Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaise-pascal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/blaise-pascal-167_childhood_wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood-1827220_1827220.jpg) > [“A return to Childhood will rid the Evils of Adulthood”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-duncan/a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils-of-adulthood/) [Jason Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-duncan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/jason-duncan-104760_quote_a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils_1838365.jpg) > [Do you know anyone who would - secretly, sincerely, in his innermost self - really prefer to return to childhood?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-desai/do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-sincerely-in-his-innermost-self/) [Anita Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-desai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/anita-desai-24160_childhood_do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-si_760890.png) > [“If you want a revolution return to your childhood and kick out the bottom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your-childhood-and-kick-out-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/anonymous-1_children_if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your_465075.jpg) > [“It is time for a return to childhood, to simplicity, to running and climbing and laughing in the sunshine, to experiencing happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-r-knost-2/it-is-time-for-a-return-to-childhood-to-simplicity-to-running-and/) [L.R.Knost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-r-knost-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/l-r-knost-2-107959_childhood_it-is-time-for-a-return-to-childhood-to_1974134.jpg) > [The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-soros/the-only-thing-that-could-hurt-me-is-if-my-success-encouraged-me-to/) [George Soros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-soros/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/george-soros-1593_childhood_the-only-thing-that-could-hurt-me-is-if_2005212.jpg) > [When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-trying-to-remember-my-share-in-the-glow-of-the-eternal-present/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/anonymous-1_childhood_when-trying-to-remember-my-share-in-the_2705784.jpg) > [“Little by little she had been discovering the uncertainty of her husband's step, his mood changes, the gaps in his memory, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/little-by-little-she-had-been-discovering-the-uncertainty-of-her/) [Gabriel García Márquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_aging_little-by-little-she-had-been-discoverin_2075955.jpg) > [“Knew, too, that it wasn’t just Mona he wanted to run away from. It was everything. Back to a place where life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-may/knew-too-that-it-wasn-t-just-mona-he-wanted-to-run-away-from-it-was/) [Peter May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/peter-may-42407_adult-life_knew-too-that-it-wasn-t-just-mona-he-wan_2090570.png) > [“I wanted to start again. I wanted to make the same mistakes, love the same people, fight the same enemies, befriend the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anand-neelakantan/i-wanted-to-start-again-i-wanted-to-make-the-same-mistakes-love-the/) [Anand Neelakantan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anand-neelakantan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f57/anand-neelakantan-22414_long-way_i-wanted-to-start-again-i-wanted-to-make_3157800.jpg) > [“Our dream of heaven cannot be realized on earth. Once we begin to rely upon our reason, and to use our powers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-popper/our-dream-of-heaven-cannot-be-realized-on-earth-once-we-begin-to-rely/) [Karl Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-popper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49f/karl-popper-2167_civilization_our-dream-of-heaven-cannot-be-realized-o_524903.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/return-childhood/#itemlist", "name": "Return Childhood Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Wisdom is a return to childhood.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Blaise Pascal" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/blaise-pascal-167_childhood_wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood-1827220_1827220.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/blaise-pascal-167_childhood_wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood-1827220_1827220.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/blaise-pascal-167_childhood_wisdom-is-a-return-to-childhood-1827220_1827220.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Wisdom is a return to childhood.” — Blaise Pascal", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A return to Childhood will rid the Evils of Adulthood”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jason Duncan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-duncan/a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils-of-adulthood/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/jason-duncan-104760_quote_a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils_1838365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/jason-duncan-104760_quote_a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils_1838365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/jason-duncan-104760_quote_a-return-to-childhood-will-rid-the-evils_1838365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A return to Childhood will rid the Evils of Adulthood” — Jason Duncan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do you know anyone who would - secretly, sincerely, in his innermost self - really prefer to return to childhood?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anita Desai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-desai/do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-sincerely-in-his-innermost-self/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/anita-desai-24160_childhood_do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-si_760890.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/anita-desai-24160_childhood_do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-si_760890.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/anita-desai-24160_childhood_do-you-know-anyone-who-would-secretly-si_760890.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do you know anyone who would - secretly, sincerely, in his innermost self - really prefer to return to…” — Anita Desai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you want a revolution return to your childhood and kick out the bottom.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your-childhood-and-kick-out-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/anonymous-1_children_if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your_465075.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/anonymous-1_children_if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your_465075.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/anonymous-1_children_if-you-want-a-revolution-return-to-your_465075.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want a revolution return to your childhood and kick out the bottom.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It is time for a return to childhood, to simplicity, to running and climbing and laughing in the sunshine, to experiencing happiness instead of being trained for a lifetime of pursuing happiness. 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