Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas

I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up

I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, read more

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went read more

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.

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

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

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and read more

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future