Children Quote by Amy Tan

“Jesus didn't just wear a cross around his neck, he carried it on his back.”

— Anonymous

“When I watched all the children, their copper, brown, and beige faces staring up at me as I taught Sunday school, I felt that…

— James Baldwin

“A silver cross pendant hangs from his neck, like he’s saying Jesus endorses what he did. We must believe in a different Jesus.”

— Angie Thomas

“Friend, the Son of God did not die on the cross to create a church full of watchers.”

— Pete Hise

“Christ's father let him die on that cross. I understand why he done it. But Christ never had no granny like me.”

— Taylor Brown

“We were watching this procession. It was fucking terrible and the crucifix was about 20 feet high coming around the corner. And my wee…

— Billy Connolly

“What did Jesus say belonged to those children?”

— Heidi Kreider

“Instead she squeezes Mary’s arm and appreciates her kindness. Her understanding. This is why people have children, even when they believe the world is…

— Jessica Shattuck

“I accepted what the Sisters taught in religion class: that God is loving, merciful, charitable, forgiving. That message didn't jibe with adults smacking kids.”

— Sonia Sotomayor

“We all have a cross to carry. But it’s a cross that kills our sins, smashes our idols, and teaches us the folly of…

— Kevin DeYoung

“A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem A small child replied, 'They could not…

— Krisanta Bella

If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses.

— Lenny Bruce