Acting Quote by Joan Didion

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became…

— Julie Anne Long

“She understood children, and knew that they were adults handicapped by a humiliating disguise and had their adult qualities within them.”

— Rebecca West

“Words of praise should mirror for the child a realistic picture of her accomplishments, not a distorted image of her personality.”

— Haim G. Ginott

“A person who is insufficiently honored as a child is destined to chase honor as an adult.”

— Greg Marcus

“When I was a child, I thought as a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child but when I grew…

— Karleen Koen

“She was no longer a child, to be cowed or forced into submission, but a grown woman with a definite purpose and an invincible…

— Kamala Markandaya

“I kept glancing at her animated face, scrunched up as though imitating an adult. I got hit with that overwhelming feeling. It sneaked up…

— Harlan Coben

“But a mother sees her child’s shortcomings, even if she doesn’t admit to them very often.”

— Mary Campisi

“A thing that had always struck her about the child was that he seemed so collected. She had never seen him cry. And now…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Your child acts this way because she doesn’t know how else to handle her difficult thoughts and feelings.”

— Jeffrey Bernstein

“I was starting to realize how much the presence of a child could make adults act more like adults.”

— Karen White

“You just gave her an angry glance in return. It was the kind of glance that children give their parents when they know exactly…

— Bilal Tanweer