“You see an absolutely brilliant film later, as an adult, and you walk out thinking about what to have for dinner. Whereas something like Jaws winds up having a huge effect on me. If only my parents had been taking me to Kurosawa films when I was eight, but no.” IfsThinkingFilmParentWalksEffectsWindHugeAdultsEightDinnerBrilliantKurosawa Author:Ann Patchett
“It was a dangerous profession I had chosen ... because no one likes a funny kid. In fact, adults are scared silly of them and tend to warn children who act out that they are going to wind up in prison or worse. It is only when you grow up that they pay you vast sums of money to make them laugh.” ChildrenFactsKidsGrowsPayLaughingGrowing UpDangerousHumourWindAdultsPrisonScaredProfessionSillyLikesChosenFunny Kid Book:Leaving home: a memoir Source: Leaving home: a memoir
“The adult must seem to mislead the child, and the Master the dog. They misread the signs. Their ignorance and their wishes twist everything. You are so sure you know what the promise promised! And the danger is that when what He means by ‘wind’ appears you will ignore it because it is not what you thought it would be—as He Himself was rejected because He was not like the Messiah the Jews had in mind.” KnowsMindMeanChildrenSeemsWould BeWishDogDangerIgnoranceWindMastersPromiseAdultsJewRejectedTwistsMisleadMessiah Author:Sheldon Vanauken
“I was happy but happy is an adult word. You don't have to ask a child about happy, you see it. They are or they are not. Adults talk about being happy because largely they are not. Talking about it is the same as trying to catch the wind. Much easier to let it blow all over you.” TryingChildrenAsksTalkingWindEasierAdultsBlowOver YouNot Talking Book:The Passion Source: The Passion
“And my mother caught wind of this. She never had really tried to guide my career or really had any say in my life as an adult, but this was the one time she said she would never speak to me again if I quit acting.” IfsSaidMotherSpeakActingCareersWindAdultsCaughtGuidesQuittingOne TimeI Quit Author:Mark Ruffalo