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Child Quotes by Nicole Krauss
- . . . I would have let him go one finger at a time, until, without his realizing, he'd be floating without me. And then…
- Except for when I was very little and thought that being an "engineer" meant he drove a train. Then I imagined him in the seat…
- Only later did I come to understand that to be a mother is to be an illusion. No matter how vigilant, in the end a…
- Once upon a time you were a fish. How do you know? Because I was also a fish. You, too? Sure. A long time ago.…
- Perhaps that is what it means to be a father-to teach your child to live without you.
- It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you.
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- 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
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- 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
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- Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing. — Honore de Balzac
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