“Children's screams aren't their best weapon. Silence is. The only advantage parents have is that it takes kids years to realize that.”
Source: The Winners
“You are not rich until you have a rich heart.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Do not give up, because the best encounters come after the hardest climb. Go forward even if there are difficult mountains to climb.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“The prior turned back to Walter.
“And thou, my child, must heed these
good brothers, who dost seek the
good of thy soul, to grow in thee the
gentle spirit of the monk. And thou
dost desire to be a worthy monk, dost
thou not?”
Walter bit his lip and was silent.
“Walter, answer thou the father
prior,” urged Bartholomew, alarmed
by this diffidence. “Thou dost desire
to be a worthy monk, I trow?”
“No, Father,” whispered the boy.
Brother Bartholomew crossed himself in horror. The prior’s face was a
curious mix of sternness and concealed mirth.
“Then what – wouldst be an unworthy monk?” he asked seriously.
“No, Father – a…a knight!”
Source: In God is My Hope
“a subsistence, of the plainest and most ascetic description for herself, and a simple abundance for her child.”
Source: The Scarlet Letter
“[Mommy] has a head, just like I do,
but it's full of all sorts of complicated questions.
She talks too fast and uses lots of words,
so she doesn't have any time to think!”
Source: Oh My, Oh No!
“Ma'll be back," he said.
"I dunno. She's wearin' her gator shoes."
"A ma don't leave her kids. It ain't in 'em."
"You told me that fox left her babies."
"Yeah, but that vixen got 'er leg all tore up. She'd've starved to death if she'd tried to feed herself 'n' her kits. She was better off to leave 'em, heal herself up, then welp more when she could raise 'em good. Ma ain't starvin', she'll be back." Jodie wasn't nearly as sure as he sounded, but said it for Kya.
Her throat tight, she whispered, "But Ma's carryin' that blue case like she's goin' somewheres big.”
Source: Where the Crawdads Sing
“Raising children is like taking care of garden, if you neglect it harmful herbs will be grow in it.”
“Bugün Çad'da doğan bir çocuğun Finlandiya'da doğan bir çocuğa kıyasla beşinci doğum gününden önce ölme olasılığı 50 kat daha fazladır.”
Source: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, The New Climate War, The Rare Metals War 3 Books Collection Set
“Snow vanquishes the mundane. It brings the everyday to a grinding halt and delays our ability to address our dreary responsibilities. Snow opens up the reign of the children, high on their unexpected liberty, daredevil and impervious to the cold.
In this glistening white space, they feel the burgeoning of their own power.”
Source: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times