Children Quote by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

“Sometimes I think we have children because we want to leave behind someone who can explain who we were to the world when we…

— Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

“Indeed we all try to raise our children as if our past experiences are important for their future, but they rarely are.”

— Nelson DeMille

“Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child.”

— Cisero

“Children live in the same world we do.To kid ourselves that we can shelter them from it isn't just naive, it's a vanity.We want…

— Lionel Shriver

“You don't have to look back to see those children; part of your mind will see them forever. They are not necessarily the best…

— Stephen King

“I also know that I won't go forth and have children just in case I might regret missing it later in life; I don't…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“You don't have to look back to see those children; part of your mind will see them forever, live with them forever, love with…

— Stephen King

“Makes me see that there might be some sense to having children after all, just so your entire life and all your family’s contributions…

— Eowyn Ivey

“All our children have are us until they are forced to face the world. We can prepare them for greatness.”

— Steve Ghikadis

“I realize the selfishness of children. We love them, and we revolve around their universe, but they don't revolve around ours.”

— Brunonia Barry

“Our children, when young, are part of ourselves. When they grow up they are just other people.”

— Barbara Vine

“One of the great solaces of my life is that I no longer need to wonder whether I’ll have children.”

— Sarah Manguso