"When I was learning to creep, my mother set me down on the beach to see what I thought of it. I crawled straight for the coming wave and was just through the wall of green when she caught my heels."

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"When I was learning to creep, my mother set me down on the beach to see what I thought of it. I crawled straight for the coming wave and was just through the wall of green when she caught my heels."

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"Although he never speaks of how or what or why, I know that his childhood was difficult, that his parents broke his heart. Books and excess poundage are his insulation against pain."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"I do not remember asking adults about anything, except as a last resort."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Childhood, Independence, Curiosity, Life

"Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics."

Stephen King, American Author

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"A child is child."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"Sunny did not eat the wood, of course, but she chewed on it and pretended it was a carrot, or an apple, or a beef and cheese enchilada, all of which she loved."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Childhood, Imagination, Playfulness, Joy

"Granny," said Esk, in the exasperated and remarkably adult voice children use to berate their wayward elders. "I don't think you quite understand. I don't want to hit the ground. It's never done anything to me."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Childhood, Innocence, Truth, Wisdom, Regret

"Leading up to Christmas, there was talk of Santa. But I'd never even heard of Santa. Bunty, one of the workers who I grew to love, tried to explain, 'He brings little angels like you, presents."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Childhood, Christmas, Santa, Innocence, Love

"A child's best friend is often the one telling bedtime stories."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Childhood, Friend, Story, Imagination, Trust

"The happiness of childhood, the calming of a child's fears and the healthy development of its self-confidence depend directly upon love."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again."

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"I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am."

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"I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket."

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"I moved in front of the medicine cabinet. If I looked in the mirror while I did it, it would be like watching somebody else, in a book or a play."

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"Although he never speaks of how or what or why, I know that his childhood was difficult, that his parents broke his heart. Books and excess poundage are his insulation against pain."

"I do not remember asking adults about anything, except as a last resort."

"Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics."

"A child is child."

"It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these."

"Sunny did not eat the wood, of course, but she chewed on it and pretended it was a carrot, or an apple, or a beef and cheese enchilada, all of which she loved."

"Granny," said Esk, in the exasperated and remarkably adult voice children use to berate their wayward elders. "I don't think you quite understand. I don't want to hit the ground. It's never done anything to me."

"Leading up to Christmas, there was talk of Santa. But I'd never even heard of Santa. Bunty, one of the workers who I grew to love, tried to explain, 'He brings little angels like you, presents."

"A child's best friend is often the one telling bedtime stories."

"The happiness of childhood, the calming of a child's fears and the healthy development of its self-confidence depend directly upon love."

Explore more quotes by Sylvia Plath

"Widow. The word consumes itself."

"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again."

"I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am."

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"Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing."

"Is there no way out of the mind?"

"I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket."

"I must be lean & write & make worlds beside this to live in."

"All the gods know is destinations."

"I moved in front of the medicine cabinet. If I looked in the mirror while I did it, it would be like watching somebody else, in a book or a play."