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Childhood Quotes

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood Picture Quote #1

In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith’s! Picture Quote #1

The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big - time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life - in a good way Picture Quote #1

I spent my childhood scrambling round badgers and foxes and playing fantastic country kid games like knocking on people’s doors and running away. God that was a good game Picture Quote #1

There’s this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now and we should try to hang on to that Picture Quote #1

We terrorize ourselves with fears of reliving childhood traumas, but if we survived our childhoods - a time of fewer options and resources - we are surely likely to prevail as adults Picture Quote #1

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Play and transformation were a bit part of my childhood - using whatever materials were at our disposal, my brothers and I would constantly build and create fantasy worlds Picture Quote #1

My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It’s where I became a writer - by 1st becoming a reader! Picture Quote #1

My whole childhood was about being in the garden. It wasn’t really a religious place to me. The love I felt there... was in contradiction with what I saw in the streets. It was a different world Picture Quote #1

I used to anticipate my childhood birthday parties as if each were an annual coronation. Like most kids, I loved sitting at the head of the table with a crown on my head Picture Quote #1

I consider always the adult life to be the continuous retrieval of childhood Picture Quote #1

It’s never too late to have a happy childhood, and age only matters if you’re a cheese Picture Quote #1

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There are three types of chemotherapy that work for cancer. Testicular, like Lance Armstrong. Childhood leukemia, they’re doing great things. And lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s Picture Quote #1

I always think of childhood as the inarticulate moment, and you have your little camera. You were filming it, recording it, you just didn’t know how to speak it Picture Quote #1

When I read biographies, I skip the first thirty pages about the childhood because it doesn’t seem interesting to me Picture Quote #1

The toughest thing for me was growing up and being stared at and being looked at and being talked about in that particular way. Other than that it was a good childhood Picture Quote #1

When I got my braces removed, I felt more like a real woman, any traces of my childhood were stripped, just like the cold metal that inhabited my mouth for 2 years Picture Quote #1

There are often references to childhood, but they’re rarely the focus of the [my] novels Picture Quote #1

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In Invisible there’s a lot about childhood, the death of the brother and then the relationship between the brother and sister Picture Quote #1

The childhood scenes [ in The Tree of Life] are tremendous. My favorite moment is when the mother levitate - for three seconds. Of course, this is how a child thinks of his mother Picture Quote #1

To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine Picture Quote #1

I always remember my childhood as traumatic, for various reasons; I always felt alienated, outside Picture Quote #1

My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can’t get rid of it Picture Quote #1

During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told me I’d fry in hell if I were a lesbian so I thought maybe the best idea was to be straight Picture Quote #1

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Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health Picture Quote #1

I had a very free childhood and ranged around on my bicycle the way boys do. I had few restrictions Picture Quote #1

I feel things can always be funny, but that’s probably because I have some kind of leftover childhood need to make people laugh. For somebody like me, that’s the thing you excel at Picture Quote #1

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents Picture Quote #1

I’m making the assumption that after Mrs. Obama leaves the White House that she will continue all of her work toward improving education in this nation and childhood health Picture Quote #1

All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself Picture Quote #1

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Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood (Childhood Quotes) In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith’s! (Childhood Quotes) The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big - time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life - in a good way (Childhood Quotes) I spent my childhood scrambling round badgers and foxes and playing fantastic country kid games like knocking on people’s doors and running away. God that was a good game (Childhood Quotes) There’s this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now and we should try to hang on to that (Childhood Quotes) We terrorize ourselves with fears of reliving childhood traumas, but if we survived our childhoods - a time of fewer options and resources - we are surely likely to prevail as adults (Childhood Quotes) Play and transformation were a bit part of my childhood - using whatever materials were at our disposal, my brothers and I would constantly build and create fantasy worlds (Childhood Quotes) My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It’s where I became a writer - by 1st becoming a reader! (Childhood Quotes) My whole childhood was about being in the garden. It wasn’t really a religious place to me. The love I felt there... was in contradiction with what I saw in the streets. It was a different world (Childhood Quotes) I used to anticipate my childhood birthday parties as if each were an annual coronation. Like most kids, I loved sitting at the head of the table with a crown on my head (Childhood Quotes) I consider always the adult life to be the continuous retrieval of childhood (Childhood Quotes) It’s never too late to have a happy childhood, and age only matters if you’re a cheese (Childhood Quotes) There are three types of chemotherapy that work for cancer. Testicular, like Lance Armstrong. Childhood leukemia, they’re doing great things. And lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s (Childhood Quotes) I always think of childhood as the inarticulate moment, and you have your little camera. You were filming it, recording it, you just didn’t know how to speak it (Childhood Quotes) When I read biographies, I skip the first thirty pages about the childhood because it doesn’t seem interesting to me (Childhood Quotes) The toughest thing for me was growing up and being stared at and being looked at and being talked about in that particular way. Other than that it was a good childhood (Childhood Quotes) When I got my braces removed, I felt more like a real woman, any traces of my childhood were stripped, just like the cold metal that inhabited my mouth for 2 years (Childhood Quotes) There are often references to childhood, but they’re rarely the focus of the [my] novels (Childhood Quotes) In Invisible there’s a lot about childhood, the death of the brother and then the relationship between the brother and sister (Childhood Quotes) The childhood scenes [ in The Tree of Life] are tremendous. My favorite moment is when the mother levitate - for three seconds. Of course, this is how a child thinks of his mother (Childhood Quotes) To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine (Childhood Quotes) I always remember my childhood as traumatic, for various reasons; I always felt alienated, outside (Childhood Quotes) My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can’t get rid of it (Childhood Quotes) During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told me I’d fry in hell if I were a lesbian so I thought maybe the best idea was to be straight (Childhood Quotes) Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health (Childhood Quotes) I had a very free childhood and ranged around on my bicycle the way boys do. I had few restrictions (Childhood Quotes) I feel things can always be funny, but that’s probably because I have some kind of leftover childhood need to make people laugh. For somebody like me, that’s the thing you excel at (Childhood Quotes) Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents (Childhood Quotes) I’m making the assumption that after Mrs. Obama leaves the White House that she will continue all of her work toward improving education in this nation and childhood health (Childhood Quotes) All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself (Childhood Quotes)

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