Childhood Quote by David Lynch

People talk about fantastic memories of childhood, but I remember children being cruel to me and wanting to come out of childhood as soon…

— Robert Lepage

If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

— Tracy Kidder

My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters,…

— Paula Danziger

Childhood is less clear to me than to many people: when it ended I turned my face away from it for no reason that…

— Lillian Hellman

I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.

— Graham Norton

It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're…

— Charles Addams

In reality, childhood is deep and rich. It's vital, mysterious, and profound. I remember my OWN childhood vividly; I knew terrible things, but I…

— Art Spiegelman

“They say a happy childhood is a lousy preparation for life. Kids who spend their playground days fat, ginger or gay know the truth.…

— Adam Baker

“Children must find not only their happiest fantasies, but their most violent and terrible nightmares. They must face their demons and laugh at them.…

— Lisa Jensen

I think it's not inaccurate to say that I had a perfectly happy childhood during which I was very unhappy.

— Joss Whedon

Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.

— Mark Haddon

People who've had happy childhoods are wonderful, but they're bland... An unhappy childhood compels you to use your imagination to create a world in…

— Sue Grafton