Friday Quote by Tony Rock

When I was young, one Sunday every month or so, my mom would load my brothers and me into our station wagon and drive…

— Samin Nosrat

I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home…

— Joe Lhota

My friends and I would get up early and take our horses through the national forest. My mom was very free. It was always…

— Anna Torv

My parents would be at work a lot, so I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. I have so many cousins, and…

— Ice Spice

Because I lived so close to the school and walked there every day, I used to enjoy the school bus trips.

— Rory McIlroy

Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in my classroom. Every day, I would be…

— Ruby Bridges

As a kid in the projects, I always looked forward to spring break. We'd either have cousins visiting us for the week from up…

— Flo Rida

I'd be in elementary school all week, and then on the weekend, my mom would take us to Kauai or to the Big Island…

— John John Florence

I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.

— Cara Delevingne

I take the six weeks of the school summer holidays off because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to look back on my life…

— Lisa Jewell

I don't like to be gone all weekend and at night too. Because for 20 years, I've had children who are in school.

— Meryl Streep

I was part of a generation where kids had a lot of freedom and aimless downtime. I had no scheduled after-school activities. As long…

— Laura Lippman