Adventure Quote by Philip Pullman

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their…

— Karen Casey

“The novel belongs to our parents, I thought then, I think now. That's what we grew up believing, that the novel belonged to our…

— Alejandro Zambra

“Many parents have discovered, perhaps with some guilt, that they can read a story to a child while thinking of something else.”

— Daniel Kahneman

“A story can take children places they've never been before and tell them about things that happened to folks even older than their elders.”

— Wu Ming-Yi

“She lay on the bed to read a novel; she wanted to forget that bitter conversation and be carried along by the plot, but…

— Alejandro Zambra

“Anne Frank wrote, ‘How true Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good…

— James Patterson

“At a certain age our parents offhandedly start telling us things we’ve never heard before, about themselves and their families, their upbringing and history.…

— Tim Kreider

“Some of the choices teenagers make are morally and practically wrong. Some of my characters do things I hope my child won't. There are…

— Rachel Vail

“ALL FAMILIES INVENT THEIR PARENTS AND CHILDREN, GIVE each of them a story, character, fate, and even a language.”

— Edward Said

“Some stories are rooted in adventure, some in strife. Others are born of the heart, and the horrors and the joys locked therein are…

— David E. Hilton

“At some point you lose sight of your actual parents; you just see a basketful of history and unresolved issues.”

— Jonathan Tropper

“The thing about not having parents is you don’t have anyone to tell you you’re heading down a path paved with grossly inaccurate expectations…

— David Wong