--- title: "8 Survived Childhood Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 8 Survived Childhood quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Survived Childhood sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/roseanne-barr-1422_birthing_i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many_340441.png" --- > [I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great stress and fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roseanne-barr/i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many-separate-identities-to-stand/) [Roseanne Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roseanne-barr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/roseanne-barr-1422_birthing_i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many_340441.png) > [There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-singleton/there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-connor-s-notion-that-anybody-who/) [George Singleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-singleton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/george-singleton-42302_childhood_there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-con_803464.png) > [“I certainly couldn't have survived my childhood without books. All that deprivation and pain--abuse, broken home, a runaway sister, a brother with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/i-certainly-couldn-t-have-survived-my-childhood-without-books-all/) [Junot Díaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/junot-diaz-531_books_i-certainly-couldn-t-have-survived-my-ch_831292.jpg) > [“Anyone who survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/anyone-who-survived-childhood-has-enough-material-to-write-for-the/) [Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/flannery-o-connor-639_childhood_anyone-who-survived-childhood-has-enough_918379.png) > [You people who have survived childhood don't remeber any longer what it was like. You think children are whole, uncomplicated creatures, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/you-people-who-have-survived-childhood-don-t-remeber-any-longer-what/) [Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/joyce-carol-oates-344_adults_you-people-who-have-survived-childhood-d_2083286.png) > [Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/anybody-who-has-survived-his-childhood-has-enough-information-about/) [Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/flannery-o-connor-639_childhood_anybody-who-has-survived-his-childhood-h_2759470.png) > [The fact is that anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/the-fact-is-that-anybody-who-has-survived-his-childhood-has-enough/) [Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/flannery-o-connor-639_able_the-fact-is-that-anybody-who-has-survive_2878319.jpg) > [“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” – FLANNERY O’CONNOR”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-lategan/anybody-who-has-survived-his-childhood-has-enough-information-about-2/) [Herman Lategan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-lategan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/herman-lategan-242490_childhood_anybody-who-has-survived-his-childhood-h_2990521.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/survived-childhood/#itemlist", "name": "Survived Childhood Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great stress and fear.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roseanne Barr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roseanne-barr/i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many-separate-identities-to-stand/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/roseanne-barr-1422_birthing_i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many_340441.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/roseanne-barr-1422_birthing_i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many_340441.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/roseanne-barr-1422_birthing_i-survived-my-childhood-by-birthing-many_340441.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great…” — Roseanne Barr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that \"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Singleton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-singleton/there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-connor-s-notion-that-anybody-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/george-singleton-42302_childhood_there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-con_803464.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/george-singleton-42302_childhood_there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-con_803464.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/george-singleton-42302_childhood_there-s-a-ton-of-truth-in-flannery-o-con_803464.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that \"Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough…” — George Singleton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I certainly couldn't have survived my childhood without books. 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