Quotes about "Family & Parenting"

If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. ”

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college. ”

Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up. ”

I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first. ”

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain. ”