Children Quote by Henry James

“No, he hadn't known anything about children, but now he'd learned something: a child's mind is open to everything.”

— Carsten Jensen

“There is something the child sees that he does not see; something the child hears that he does not hear; and this something is…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“To see each of his ugly, selfish motives changed into a good and generous one by the simplicity of a child was a singular…

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“It was sometimes best, when you came to the mystery that was art, to come as a child. The child saw things that were…

— William Gibson

“He was swept by a lovely, heart-warming sensation that was quite new to him; the sight of those two little girls had suddenly made…

— Leo Tolstoy

“And oh, how she pitched herself into things. She would draw pictures all day long for weeks on end, then throw out the pencils…

— Anne Rice

“Disturbingly enough, his daughter reminded him only too much of himself.”

— Zøe Haslie

“It was to the small serious boy that he turned for his enjoyment. He had bought the child some cheap wooden blocks, and with…

— Alan Paton

“He believed that kids who’d been slammed around needed to stick together, from start to finish. And he spotted others of his kind so…

— S.E. Jakes

“Suddenly, it occurred to me that my feelings towards the little man were distinctly maternal. Good God, I thought, how utterly revolting, and I…

— Laurie R. King

“His thoughts were too vague to be described, but they comprehended mysterious elements.”

— Frank Herbert

“He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn't bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them,…

— Louis Sachar