1,864 Quotes About Childhood

So was I once myself a swinger of birches.And so I dream of going back to be.

I guess I just grew up thinking that when we become adults, we get to do what we love. For work, for fun, forever. I don't know where I got that from. Seems silly now.

Children are blessed with extremely low standards when it comes to what they regard as fun or funny.

They climbed the wide stairways. Their footsteps echoed and echoed through the house. "What on earth will you be doing with something so large?" said Mum."I shall live in it with my servants, of course," said Mina. "Or I shall establish a school.""A school, my lady?""Yes. A school for the writing of nonsense and the pursuit of extraordinary activities.

That I always had space to run and that I had the opportunity to play with my imagination. I also loved that my mum drew and painted with me. I always remember that my parents loved me, and that is essential when you're a kid; they always showed me how proud they were of my achievements. It's also very important when parents put their kids' drawings on the refrigerator.

People always say to me"What do you think you'd like to beWhen you grow up?"And I say, "Why,I think I'd like to be the skyOr be a plane or train or mouseOr maybe a haunted houseOr something furry, rough and wild...Or maybe I will stay a child.

That's the beautiful thing about innocence; even monsters have a pocketful of childhood memories with which to seek comfort with.

The foundations of your childhood, they stay with you.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.