“It is a curious fact that small boys are more terrified of their babysitters than small girls are. In part, this is because small girls and babysitters, who are usually slightly larger girls, belong to the same species, and therefore understand each other. Small boys, on the other hand, do not understand girls, and therefore being looked after by one is a little like a hamster being looked after by a shark. If you are a small boy, it may be some consolation to you to know that even large boys do not understand girls, and girls, by and large, do not understand boys. This makes adult life very interesting.” ChildrenHumorousBabysitter Book:The Gates Source: The Gates
“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.” ChildrenLyingAdults Author:John Connolly
“He would talk to them of stories and books, and explain to them how stories wanted to be told and books wanted to be read, and how everything that they ever needed to know about life and the land of which he wrote, or about any land or realm that they could imagine, was contained in books. And some of the children understood, and some did not.” KnowsChildrenBookStoriesWantedImagineLandNeededUnderstoodRealms Book:The Book of Lost Things: A Novel Source: The Book of Lost Things: A Novel
“And David saw himself reflected in the Woodsman's eyes, and there he was no longer old but a young man, for a man is always his father's child no matter how old he is or how long they have been apart.” MenChildrenLongHas BeensMatterEyeYoungFatherSawsYoung Man Book:The Book of Lost Things: A Novel Source: The Book of Lost Things: A Novel
“I dream dark dreams. I dream of a figure moving through the forest, of children flying from his path, of young women crying at his coming. I dream of snow and ice, of bare branches and moon-cast shadows. I dream of dancers floating in the air, stepping lightly even in death, and my own pain is but a faint echo of their suffering as I run. My blood is black on the snow, and the edges of the world are silvered with moonlight. I run into the darkness, and he is waiting. I dream in black and white, and I dream of him. I dream of Caleb, who does not exist, and I am afraid.” WorldChildrenDoeDreamRunningPainMovingYoungSufferingWaitingBlackDarkMy OwnWhiteDarknessPathAirBloodCryFiguresMoonShadowCastsEdgesFlyingSnowForestsIceBranchesDancerBlack And WhiteEchoesYoung WomenFloatingMoonlightCalebEdge Of The WorldDark DreamsBare Branches Book:Dark Hollow: A Charlie Parker Thriller Source: Dark Hollow: A Charlie Parker Thriller
