Children Quote by Ann Patchett

“We cannot long keep from the face that which habitually lives in our minds.”

— Orison Swett Marden

“Children are sponges, soaking up every verbal and nonverbal interaction.”

— Asa Don Brown

“Childhood is short and maturity is forever.”

— Calvin

“For one's children so often gave one's own perceptions a little thrust forwards.”

— Virginia Woolf

“Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than…

— Barack Obama

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable.”

— Ginny L. Yttrup

“The endless list of do’s and don’ts handed down while growing up, gradually and unconsciously distance us from the inner child.”

— Santosh Joshi

“The foundations of your childhood, they stay with you.”

— Cassandra Clare

“Their promise, my children's possibilities, still linger in our home.”

— Sonali Deraniyagala

“Only now have you lived long enough to know the child that you shall always remain.”

— Martin I. Green

“First impressions can be tricky things, for they can be both shallow and lasting, all at once.”

— Cameron Dokey

“Children know so little, they must learn quickly to imitate grown-ups whenever they feel unsure in a situation.”

— Francesca Marciano