Quotes About Children

There would be sadness and nightmares. And there would be lovemaking and the holding close of children and friends and dogs -- affirmations of life in the cold wet night.

We felt the one thing the system feared was angry women. We wanted milk for the children.

What would happen, they conjectured, if they simply went on assuming their children would do everything. Perhaps not quickly. Perhaps not by the book. But what if they simply erased those growth and development charts, with their precise, constricting points and curves? What if they kept their expectations but erased the time line? What harm could it do? Why not try?

But what do I do with them?" Miss Smith said "I've never been around children." "Feed them, bathe them, make sure they get plenty of sleep," the doctor said. "They're no more diffi cult than puppies, really." He grinned

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.

One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married.

Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?

The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.

Love really did conquer all–even two headstrong people who were bound to breed even more obstinate children for the future. But that was all right by her. After all, the world needed heroes who could wield both swords and words with equal skill.

Tell me," he whispered, "why it is you alone hold no fear of me?" "I can't imagine. Surely I am foolish. Aelfa assures me you eat small children every morn to break your fast. Do you?" "Nay, I find them to be too harsh on the belly. All that moving around once they're swallowed. Not worth the effort, really." -Sin & Callie

Aelfa assures me you eat small children every morn to break your fast. Do you? (Callie) Nay, I find them to be too harsh on the belly. All that moving around once they're swallowed. Not worth the effort, really. (Sin)

They—they married each other. They are too close to all being brothers and sisters now. Their children are not always strong.

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

The children imitating the cormorants, Are more wonderful Than the real cormorants

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.

Children are not the people of tomorrow, but are people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously, and to be treated with tenderness and respect. They should be allowed to grow into whoever they were meant to be. 'The unknown person' inside of them is our hope for the future.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

King Solomon wrote, "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth" (Psalm 127:3–4, emphasis added).

Gus, do I have to put you in a cage or something? Because I will! Don't push it, mister!" "As an officer of the court, I feel obliged to speak up and tell you that child imprisonment is against the law," I said. "Right. Well, then, I'll take that as your offer to babysit all four of my precious angels when you get home." "Then again, cages can be very comfortable.

It's just that sometimes you love a kid just because they need it. Not because they deserve it, not because you really like them…just because they need love.

I was pretty sure that somewhere in the mother's handbook, it said your kids shouldn't have to bribe you to get hugged.

I had thought, once, that I couldn't ever be a mother because I'd passed at the chance to raise my own son. But this summer had shown me--Matthew and Monica had shown me--that being a mother wasn't one thing. It was an indefinable, eternal state of love and acceptance, sacrifice and forgiveness. And hope. Because being a mother was nothing if not hope.

It's the wretched contradiction of parenting. Once, you were their favorite human on the planet, and they were yours. For the rest of your life, your child will remain your heart . . . but it's not mutual. It's not supposed to be. Your importance is dwarfed by their friends. Romantic interests. Cool professors and great coaches.

When you're a mom, you learn about fear. You're always afraid. Always. About everything from cupboard doors to kidnappers to weather.