
From nothing comes everything. —
Dejan Stojanovic

Good
children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child. —
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

A fortress built long ago,
Walls made timeless by historic glory.
The small girl in the boat slows,
To listen to its story. —
Rachel Lewis

Animals in
children's literature always have a soul life because children perceive animals as having souls. —
Linda Bender

To maintain your honesty , one must know to keep alive the spirit of chidhood —
Tushar Upreti

Without nothing, everything would be nothing. —
Dejan Stojanovic

In the great green room, there was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon ... —
Margaret Wise Brown

Knowing few children of my age with whom to compare notes, I envied the children of literature to whom interesting things were always happening ... —
Jessica Mitford

When we've decided to tell the truth in a story, we should tell good, strong versions of it, proper versions that kids can do something with. —
Celine Kiernan

Angel of Fire is about an ordinary boy to whom extraordinary things happen —
Wendy Milton

She asked where he lived.
Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. —
J.M. Barrie

Protect our children from failure, is impossible; Teach them how to get up can make the difference —
Mayra A. Diaz

I love letters from little kids. Adults never proclaim themselves 'your #1 fan! —
Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Mark my trail... —
Rudyard Kipling

Digressions are part of harmony, deviations too. —
Dejan Stojanovic

I have a passion for
children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it. —
Gretchen Rubin

Ganix didn't need to make friends. Everyone was a friend! —
C.J. Milbrandt

The literature of America should reflect the children of America. —
Lucille Clifton

Lots of children I know are excited to grow up. So I wonder why this man was so happy to become young again? —
Sara Rich

I'm not terribly conversant with
children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult. —
Lois Lowry

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right. —
Annie Bryant

Don't just teach your children to read ...
Teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything. —
George Carlin

Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free. —
C.J. Milbrandt

If you haven't walked in someone else's shoes, it's difficult to know the fit, so be kind and compassionate. —
Heather Wolf

Only sweet people with good virtues can go to fairyland. Those who treat others meanly and without respect can never go there. —
Janaki Sooriyarachchi

It pains me to admit this, but Roger was a good sight less stupid than most children. —
Heidi Schulz

If emptiness is empty, how can something be borne or awaken from it? —
Dejan Stojanovic

For the first time in his life, he decided to focus on his math homework. —
Greg Pincus

In Britain, the great hidden secret of talking animals and
children's literature is how political it was in its bones, beneath the obvious cuteness. —
Andrew O'Hagan

Jocelyn's stomach lodged another complaint with the management regarding the length of time since breakfast. —
Heidi Schulz

The smaller girl hid her eyes with her hands, and Ewan smiled. Did she think that would make her invisible? —
C.J. Milbrandt

To write for children at all is an act of faith. —
Madeleine L'Engle

I don't know anyone who remembers meeting their parents when they were a baby so i'm just like everybody else. -Zoey (100% Real) —
Tara Michener

Jocelyn did not want to always remain the same. Where was the adventure in that? —
Heidi Schulz

In our time, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children are the only hope, the only refuge. —
Isaac Bashevis Singer

We all R failures that's why V need #CHILDREN to fulfill D needs of #Society,#Nation,#Worlds , so that we can live the same old selfish way —
Tushar Upreti

Nothing in life comes easy and without a price. The trick is learning to never give up. —
Michael Alexander Beas

To paraphrase Antonio Gramsci, cynicism of intellect; promise of the present. —
Bill Grigsby

To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides. —
Dejan Stojanovic

There is no such thing as
children's literature. —
N. V. M. Gonzalez

From everything, nothing looks to nothing. —
Dejan Stojanovic

I left a note for my mother. I always leave a note for my mother when I am on a case. —
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death. —
Amanda Coplin

Science Fiction is a branch of
children's literature. —
Thomas M. Disch

None of the seven is really good, for the excellent reason that Australian children never are. —
Ethel Turner

If emptiness is endless, then everything rests in emptiness. —
Dejan Stojanovic

Ocean waves gently rock the boat,
As if to the tune of a lullaby.
She sits still as the boat silently floats
Under the infinite blue sky. —
Rachel Lewis

Nothing is part of everything. —
Dejan Stojanovic
Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food. —
Gretchen Rubin

When he is most powerful, nothing does he become. —
Dejan Stojanovic

Nice try, mister, but being cute won't save you. —
C.J. Milbrandt

A skunk is walking by. Skunks don't hurry or hide. The dogs and cats pretend not to notice them. It is best not to. —
Alice Provensen

As Hagrid had said, what would come would come and he would have to meet it when it did. —
J.K. Rowling

As night falls silently all around,
She carefully turns the last page. —
Rachel Lewis

If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed. —
Don Roff

Children are particularly literary, for they say what they feel not what someone has taught them to feel. —
Fernando Pessoa

I'm planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots. —
Andrea Koehle Jones

Would you like some more pancakes? Annie asked. I could tell that Annie was a smart girl. I hate to eat on the job. But I must keep up my strength. —
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Why is it that those who are the most concerned with manners rarely have any themselves? —
Heidi Schulz

Your name isn't Sniffles?" Ewan pretended to be surprised. —
C.J. Milbrandt

Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. —
J.M. Barrie

They speak like melted butter and their children speak like footsteps on pavement ... —
Isabel Wilkerson

Every day, our kids are faced with obstacles in their way. As parents we need to teach them how to get up and Keep Going. —
Mayra A. Diaz

Margaret Atwood was the author who took me out of
children's literature and guided me towards adult literature. —
Eleanor Catton

Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of
children's literature. —
Jasper Fforde