Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind. РFran̤ois de La Rochefoucauld
Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. – Margaret Atwood
What is a home without children? Quiet. – Henny Youngman
As the father of two young girls, I have come to the realization that they are just as messy as boys but the dirt that they create around the house is comprised of at least 50% glitter. – Andrew K. Keller, 2012
Girl, n. A giggle with glitter on it. – Author unknown
It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six. – John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese
A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Creative play is like a spring that bubbles up from deep within a child. – Joan Almon
Tarry a moment to watch the chaos of a playground, crayola-colored shirts of running children, all trying out their wings. – Dr.SunWolf, 2012 tweet, professorsunwolf.com
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything. – Giacomo Leopardi, Zibaldone Scelto
The vivacity of children is always charming, because it is always sincere. A grave child is a rose without fragrance. – Anonymous, Aphorisms; or, A Glance at Human Nature, in Original Maxims, 1820
Our genes make us immortal. – The Secret of Life, PBS
I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us. – Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. – Phyllis Diller
Any kid will run any errand for you if you ask at bedtime. – Red Skelton
Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity. – Kay Redfield Jamison
The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. – Joe Houldsworth
Children raced outside. She surveyed their trail — traces of sticky fingerprints across everything, like wee poems. – Dr.SunWolf, 2011 tweet, professorsunwolf.com
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. – Frederick Douglass
Like fruit, children are sweetest just before they turn bad. – Terri Guillemets
