"I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves." Anna Quindlen (1953 - present)
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944),
If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm. Bruce Barton
Facing a mirror you see merely your own countenance; facing your child you finally understand how everyone else has seen you. Daniel Raeburn, The New Yorker, 05-01-2006
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945)
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers. John J.
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Our children change us... whether they live or not. Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991
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