--- title: "13 Wanted Child Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Wanted Child quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Wanted Child sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/carol-ann-duffy-10503_always_i-always-wanted-a-child-being-a-mother-i_2836500.png" --- > [I always wanted a child. Being a mother is the central thing in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-duffy/i-always-wanted-a-child-being-a-mother-is-the-central-thing-in-my-life/) [Carol Ann Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-duffy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/carol-ann-duffy-10503_always_i-always-wanted-a-child-being-a-mother-i_2836500.png) > [I didn't want to get married to somebody just because I was ageing and wanted a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neena-gupta/i-didn-t-want-to-get-married-to-somebody-just-because-i-was-ageing/) [Neena Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neena-gupta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/neena-gupta-4991_child_i-didn-t-want-to-get-married-to-somebody_260825.jpg) > [“The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-m-montgomery/the-things-you-wanted-so-much-when-you-were-a-child-don-t-seem-half/) [L.M. Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-m-montgomery/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/l-m-montgomery-567_children_the-things-you-wanted-so-much-when-you-w_1902017.jpg) > [All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/all-i-ve-ever-wanted-since-i-was-a-child-was-to-do-something-wonderful/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/patti-smith-394_child_all-i-ve-ever-wanted-since-i-was-a-child_886625.jpg) > [Every child a wanted child; every mother a willing mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-morgentaler/every-child-a-wanted-child-every-mother-a-willing-mother/) [Henry Morgentaler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-morgentaler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/henry-morgentaler-70751_abortion_every-child-a-wanted-child-every-mother_782370.png) > [That's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-s-the-worst-of-growing-up-and-i-m-beginning-to-realize-it-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f8/anonymous-1_children_that-s-the-worst-of-growing-up-and-i-m-b_149479.jpg) > [The goal was 'every child a wanted child'; it should also have been 'every abortion a wanted abortion', but the two sides…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germaine-greer/the-goal-was-every-child-a-wanted-child-it-should-also-have-been/) [Germaine Greer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germaine-greer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/germaine-greer-1521_abortion_the-goal-was-every-child-a-wanted-child_2097309.png) > [I can't imagine anything that would signal more clearly that life goes on and joy can follow tragedy than your having a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-yoffe/i-can-t-imagine-anything-that-would-signal-more-clearly-that-life/) [Emily Yoffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-yoffe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/emily-yoffe-10396_children_i-can-t-imagine-anything-that-would-sign_1018895.jpg) > [I have always wanted my own child... no make that children. And when you find the ideal life partner, you want children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aditya-narayan/i-have-always-wanted-my-own-child-no-make-that-children-and-when-you/) [Aditya Narayan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aditya-narayan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/aditya-narayan-11818_always_i-have-always-wanted-my-own-child-no-mak_421311.jpg) > [“I didn’t want to invade his privacy; I didn’t want to fight with him; I didn’t want anyone else to ever hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-didn-t-want-to-invade-his-privacy-i-didn-t-want-to-fight-with-him-i/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/jodi-picoult-45_children_i-didn-t-want-to-invade-his-privacy-i-di_496354.jpg) > [I guess my whole life, as much as I might have wanted a child for the reason that everybody wants one, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-guess-my-whole-life-as-much-as-i-might-have-wanted-a-child-for-the/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/anthony-bourdain-649_children_i-guess-my-whole-life-as-much-as-i-might_1524141.jpg) > [You can think everything is dire, but you act as if there's possibility. I see children coming into the world as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-tillman/you-can-think-everything-is-dire-but-you-act-as-if-there-s/) [Lynne Tillman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-tillman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/lynne-tillman-5609_abortion_you-can-think-everything-is-dire-but-you_974844.jpg) > [“There was one thing she brought up all the time: She wanted to have a child. She talked about that from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-rodman/there-was-one-thing-she-brought-up-all-the-time-she-wanted-to-have-a/) [Dennis Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-rodman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/dennis-rodman-4129_children_there-was-one-thing-she-brought-up-all-t_3048823.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wanted-child/#itemlist", "name": "Wanted Child Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always wanted a child. 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