Child Quote by Sarah Orne Jewett

“Oh, Mama,” I said. “What if I don’t live that long?” My mother didn’t hesitate one second. “By hook or by crook, you will.…

— Jo-Ann Mapson

“What really shapes and conditions and makes us is somebody only a few of us ever have the courage to face: and that is…

— Robertson Davies

Never play peek-a-boo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib…

— Rita Rudner

Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.

— Fran Lebowitz

“I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that.”

— Bob Newhart

A child should be a child for as long as possible.

— Angad Bedi

I'm not the angry, rebellious child that I was. You can remain a child for a long time. I certainly did. I was a…

— Patti Davis

He'll die first, we both know it, but I don't know... I really don't know how long I'll stay alive without him. That's the…

— Mira Grant

“So now she was trying her best to make conversation, but a parent can't leave a child alone for so long and expect the…

— Anthony Breznican

We tend to think of orphans as being the protagonist of stories we read when we're kids, and yet here you are: you're an…

— Sandra Cisneros

My mom is my hero. [She] inspired me to dream when I was a kid, so anytime anyone inspires you to dream, that's gotta…

— Tim McGraw

Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She…

— Martha Stewart

My mother never warned me not to do this or that for fear of being hurt. Of course I got hurt, but I was…

— Katherine Stinson

Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No…

— Russell Baker

I gave birth to most of them MC's... So when it comes around to the month of May, Send me your royalty check for…

— Roxanne Shante