“A child sees everything, looks straight at it, examines it, without any preconceived idea; most people, after they are about eleven or twelve, quite lose this power, they see everything through a few preconceived ideas which hang like a veil between them and the outer world.” PeopleWorldLooksChildrenIdeasLosesTwelveVeilsElevenOuter WorldsPreconceived Ideas Book:Olive Schreiner Letters: 1871-1899 Source: Olive Schreiner Letters: 1871-1899
“All children are sweet at five. But at twelve they begin to get silly.” ChildrenFiveSweetSillyTwelve Book:Jean Anouilh Source: Jean Anouilh
“Rich women are not too put upon by their children. You don't have to do all the things for a child that those women who had to stay at home did. My Ann had a French governess who took care of her until she was twelve years old and went off to boarding school.” YearsChildrenHomeCareSchoolRichTwelveStay At HomeRich Women Author:Clare Boothe Luce
“When the child is twelve, your wife buys her a splendidly silly article of clothing called a training bra. To train what? I never had a training jock. And believe me, when I played football, I could have used a training jock more than any twelve-year-old needs a training bra.” NeedsYearsBelieveChildrenUsedWifeFootballTrainingTrainSillyArticlesClothingsTwelveBelieve In MeUnderwearPubertyBrasJocks Author:Bill Cosby