“Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.” LittlesRunningFacesMotherHateGirlFoundHeavenBoysCuttingBrotherHairBabyProtectAdultsFingersPocketsClimbingBubblesTolerateDirtBrothers And SistersJumpingFrogsGumMother LoveBaby BoyOlder SisterBubble Gum Author:Alan Beck
“Between the innocence of boyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature called a boy....A boy is truth with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.” FacesBoysCuttingHairCreaturesDignityFingersInnocencePocketsBubblesDirtManhoodDelightfulFrogsGumBoyhoodBubble Gum Author:Alan Beck
“In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air.” CareBoysAirGreatnessBubblesQuestsPastimeWanton Book:The Duchess of Malfi Source: The Duchess of Malfi