Children Quote by Hassan Blasim

“The increasingly thoughtful child can see the whole horribly upset world and would be understandably totally bewildered and deeply troubled by it”

— Jeremy Griffith

“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Children say they are unhappy in every language they have. They say it in silence, and they say it in riots.

— Jay Griffiths

“Children may not understand all that's happening below the surface of a story. It doesn't matter. Because even though they may not be able…

— Lloyd Alexander

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the…

— Michael Gove

“Simply read a child’s story that he or she is writing for school, and you will discover some of the inner struggles with which…

— John S. Savage

The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the…

— Alexander Sutherland Neill

The only international language in the world is a child's cry,

— Eglantyne Jebb

She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only she herself,…

— Toni Morrison

When it comes to telling children stories, they don’t need simple language. They need beautiful language.

— Philip Pullman

“When writing for children, it's important to keep in touch with our own inner child. What frightened them, made them happy, made them sad…

— CJ Heck

“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become”

— John Medina