Childhood Quote by Marilynne Robinson

Historians once assumed that when childhood mortality was high, people must not have loved their children very much; it would have been too painful.…

— Jill Lepore

“Because of high infant mortality—even in the nineteenth century, it was not uncommon for 20 percent of children to die before age five—parents saw…

— Bruce Cannon Gibney

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

— Kingsley Amis

Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you.

— Tess Gerritsen

For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates,…

— Esther Duflo

I didn't really have the most healthy of upbringings.

— Alisha Boe

Well, I have definitely had a very intense life and upbringing to say the least. I did have a beautiful young mom who loved…

— Maria Brink

The most overwhelming factor was becoming a mother. The entire perspective of life changes overnight.

— Koel Mallick

I was nearly 41 when I had my last child. I felt that was late, that I was pushing Mother Nature to the edge,…

— Ulrika Jonsson

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

— Vera Farmiga

“It was a cruel world though. More than half of all children died before they could reach maturity, thanks to chronic epidemics and malnutrition.…

— Haruki Murakami

My childhood, I would say, was a bit sad. Society resents that.

— Columba Bush