Children Quote by John Steinbeck

“whose dark eyes narrowed to lightless almonds,”

— Charlie N. Holmberg

“The note of almost unbearable irritation sounding through the deliberately calm tone in which he has just spoken penetrates her child's heart like a…

— Anna Kavan

“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

“There she stood, hiding; the mother without child, the voiceless woman full of anger. Her smoked nails hammered her evaporated heart snivelling in the…

— Laura Gentile

“She could see the worst parts of him, in the ugliness of his face and the degenerate use of her body. He showed her…

— Skye Warren

“There was a dumb misery about him that irritated her; there was a manly staying of his hand that made her heart beat faster.…

— Henry James

“Her full face was not soft; it was controlled, kindly. Her hazel eyes seemed to have experienced all possible tragedy and to have mounted…

— John Steinbeck

“Children were very cruel and made fun of me. I could tell you many stories of times I was treated badly, and although the…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“The girl was rotten inside. Peel off a layer of that beautiful skin, and you'd find nothing but rotten flesh.”

— Haruki Murakami

“The shock of her death froze something in me. The child I loved, was gone, but I kept looking for her - long after…

— Vladimir Nabokov

“His eyes were sharp but kind, and it seemed to amuse him to see children misbehave when he knew that deep down they didn't…

— Phyllis Theroux

“She had a lot of face and chin. She had pewter-colored hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and moist eyes with…

— Raymond Chandler