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“and you asked me where people keep their childhood, and I remember telling you that we keep it hidden, between our ribs, in little liver spots and moles, in the roots of our hair, above our heart, in our ears or our laugh.”

Book:Das achte Leben

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“Deprivations were never an issue for me; the security of being with my parents fulfilled my every need and I nestled into the cocoon of my existence without taking much notice of the outside world. I believed everyone’s reactions and experiences were the same as mine, so not understanding different character traits came to bite me on the bum during adolescence.”

Childhood Adolescence Parents And Children

Book:Stargazer

Source: Stargazer

“We had a Marathi poem set for us in school. The poet suggested that the walls of your room know you best. As school children, we mocked the poem but now I wonder: what does my wall think of me?”

Childhood Know Walls

Book:Cobalt Blue

Source: Cobalt Blue

“Childhood is a time of curiosity and peril, and nobody comes out of it unscarred.”

Childhood Scars

Book:Horror Stories: A Memoir

Source: Horror Stories: A Memoir

“... if I'd been brought up protected and happy, what the devil would I write about now? With this in mind, I've tried to make my grandchildren's childhood ass difficult as possible so they will grow up to be creative adults. Their parents are not at all appreciative of my efforts.”

Writing Creativity Childhood Grandchildren

Book:My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile

Source: My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile

“era criança e comecei por não ser nascido”

Childhood Criança

Book:Dom Casmurro

Source: Dom Casmurro

“Childhood innocence was a hell of a drug.”

Childhood Drug Innocence

Book:Good Composition

Source: Good Composition

“...because all happiness is contagious, and disarms the spirit of hatred.”

Happiness

Book:Suite Française

Source: Suite Française

“El tiempo transcurre a hurtadillas, disimulando no le vemos andar. Pero de pronto volvemos la cabeza y encontramos imágenes que se han desplazado a nuestras espaldas, fotos fijas, sin referencia de fecha, como las figuras de los niños del escondite inglés, a los que nunca se pillaba en movimiento”

Time Memories Childhood Time Passing

Book:El cuarto de atrás

Source: El cuarto de atrás

“Penance, prayer, power none is capable of killing the past.”

Past Memories History Childhood Memory Good Times Old Days Flashback Forgetting The Past Old Times

Book:Wealth of Words

Source: Wealth of Words

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