27 Quotes by Nancy Willard

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Our house is quiet, small and plain,and yet its rooms run far and wide. A hundred pencils, swift as rain, writing on sheets of beaten goldwould not be quick enough to holdthe strange adventuresshadows hide...

Answers are closed rooms; and questions are open doors that invite us in.

We are seeing online social norms that support really irresponsible communication. Kids think that on the Internet 'I have free speech and I have the right to say what I want without regard to the harm it may cause,' which is obviously not true and is a message that parents need to get across to children.

But kids who don't have positive real-world relationships will use online social communities to find those kinds of relationships. They're more vulnerable to the dangers present there.

Bring on the snow, if we have to come out with the snow blowers, we will. Fifteen to 20 inches, that is a little scary, but we can handle the 3 to 6 inches.

These activities are causing significant emotional distress to the victims. In some, they are resulting in increasing reports of suicide. In many cases, it contributes to depression, school avoidance and myriad other consequences related to emotional abuse.

I've seen reports of children having to change schools. Or children committing suicide. So, ah, yeah, the off-campus activities can have significant harm.

Young people don't seem to make a connection with the vulnerability that they can get into by posting themselves publicly.