Children Quote by Brian F. Martin

“Facing the truth about those we have loved (e.g., our parents, siblings, a treasured friend, or a spiritual leader) is unbelievably hard, but there…

— Shannon Thomas

“Abused children as they grow to believe that they are damaged beyond repair. A LIE that is believed and stays buried within for a…

— Patricia Dsouza

“of all the things I'd either inherited or learned from my mother, the art of the lie was the most useful.”

— Megan Miranda

The truth about childhood, as many of us have had to endure it, is inconceivable, scandalous, painful. Not uncommonly, it is monstrous. Invariably, it…

— Alice Miller

“A child has a deep longing to discover that the World is based on Truth. Respect that longing. In our attempt to help children…

— Natasa Pantovic Nuit

“Adults who were hurt as children inevitably exhibit a peculiar strength, a profound inner wisdom, and a remarkable creativity and insight. Deep within them…

— Wayne Muller

“Young children often lie about their world, knowing instinctively that its truth is something adults no longer understand.”

— Peter Maughan

“We all have ideas, sometimes good ones, not to mention the gift of emotional turmoil that every childhood provides.”

— Ann Patchett

“Every lie needs, and gives birth to, another lie”

— rassool jibraeel snyman

“As these abuse children grow, they oppose the lies (that they still trust and believe to be true) to the verity that they pick…

— Patricia Dsouza

“The stories we are told as children do, undoubtedly, mark us for life. They are often stories of dark and terrible things, and we…

— Neil Bartlett

“Nothing is sadder than a child burdened by reality, after all. Those stories were our family fairy tales.”

— Veronica Montes