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Child Quotes by Maurice Sendak
- As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them.…
- I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing, but we prefer to relegate…
- To be a healthy person, you have to be sympathetic to the child you once were and maintain the continuity between you as a child…
- In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.
- That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love.…
- I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.
- To get a child's trust - you may know or not - is a very hard thing to do. They're so used to not believing…
- Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell…
- Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you…
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- As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the… — Diane Ackerman
- Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event. — Gaston Bachelard
- I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of… — Michele Bachmann
- In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that… — Enid Bagnold
- A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. — James A. Baldwin
- There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. — James A. Baldwin
- Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing. — Honore de Balzac
- What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? — Honore de Balzac
- When I gave birth to my fourth child, I suffered from post partum hemorrhaging. I almost lost my life. I was lucky… — Joyce Banda
- It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into… — Tyra Banks