“Whoever the kid had been, whoever had had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: )You just change your attitude now please, young man.” MenGovernmentKidsLawYoungParentAttitudeTeacherPleaseYoung ManMortificationChange Your Attitude Book:I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure Source: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure
“Whoever the kid had been, whoever had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: "You just change your attitude now please, young man." This transformation in kids - from flashing dragonflies, so to say, to sticky water-surface worms slowly slipping downstream - is noticed with pride by society and with mortification by God, which is a fantastic way of saying I don't like to see kids throw away their truth just because it isn't worth a dime in the open market.” MenWayGovernmentKidsLawYoungParentWaterAttitudeTeacherPridePleaseTransformationSurfaceFantasticYoung ManWormsDimesSlippingStickyMortificationChange Your AttitudeDragonflies Book:I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure Source: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure
“Cowards are nice, they're interesting, they're gentle, they wouldn't think of shooting down people in a parade from a tower. They want to live, so they can see their kids. They're very brave.” PeopleThinkingWantKidsInterestingNiceBraveShootingGentleCowardTowersParades Book:Fresno Stories (New Directions Bibelot) Source: Fresno Stories (New Directions Bibelot)
“The purpose of writing is both to keep up with life and to run ahead of it. I am little comfort to myself, although I am the only comfort I have, excepting perhaps streets, clouds, the sun, the faces and voices of kids and the aged, and similar accidents of beauty, innocence, truth and loneliness.” WritingLittlesRunningKidsFacesPurposeVoiceSunStreetsLonelinessComfortCloudsAccidentsInnocencePurpose Of Writing Author:William Saroyan
“Of course if you like your kids, if you love them from the moment they begin, you yourself begin all over again, in them, with them, and so there is something more to the world again.” IfsWorldChildrenMomentsKidsCoursesLike YouLarge Family Author:William Saroyan
“Kids are always the only future the human race has.” LifeHumansKidsRaceHuman Race Author:William Saroyan
