Children's Literature Quotes
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Children's Literature Quotes & Sayings
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It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents.
— Anthony Horowitz
A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present. But you ... You ARE YOU! And, now isn't that pleasant!
— Dr. Seuss
Every star was once darker than the night, before it awoke.
— Dejan Stojanovic
When you are falling short in vocabulary to explain the emotion in your story.Than you are writing the right story
— Tushar Upreti
Annie has brown hair and brown eyes. And she smiles a lot. I would like Annie if I liked girls.
— Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
We would learn as much as we could, be as honourable as we could, be as courageous as we could, and be as happy as we could.
— S.L. Mills
We may differ in the language we speak, yet we all remain children of the land.
— John Okechukwu Munonye
Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life's the other way round.
— David Lodge
Every book has it's destiny, Like a human life , Sometime when an Author is dead the destiny of the book begins" The days of Childhood !!!!!
— Tushar Upreti
Calico Kitty
My calico kitty
was painted and primed
she could prowl
the night away ~
without spending a dime... — Muse
My calico kitty
was painted and primed
she could prowl
the night away ~
without spending a dime... — Muse
The evening uneven sea glimmered with slices of dairy moon, the surface waves a shifting brew of dark tea stirred by an atmospheric spoon.
— Neale Osborne
Children see beauty in everything.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Really, there was only one problem with Mr. Davis, as far as Gregory was concerned; He taught math.
— Greg Pincus
Earth is the source of light.
— Dejan Stojanovic
Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art.
— Charles Spurgeon
A wife is like a children's movie; always under-appreciated and without either, life would be incomplete
— John Steinbeck
They [Narnia] are, perhaps, the greatest classics of children's literature of the twentieth century.
— Douglas Gresham
Those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child.
— Katherine Paterson
Children are sacred beings.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To be a good writer, become a good listener.
— Cynthia Briggs
Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it.
— Mabel Robinson
We create our work for children not because they're "cute," but because they're human beings, deserving of respect.
— Mo Willems
There will always be road construction in life, and never a point when all the highways are fixed. Keep walking.
— R.S. Vern
My grandma, Mrs Grace Ayorkor Acquah said 'Educating the child is everybody's business.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Only where children gather
is there any real chance of fun. — Mignon McLaughlin
is there any real chance of fun. — Mignon McLaughlin
I am Captain James Hook! I am no victim; I create them! I do not have bad dreams; I inspire them!
— Heidi Schulz
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
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
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
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
She asked where he lived.
Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. — J.M. Barrie
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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