“It's hard to separate your remembered childhood and its emotional legacy from the childhoods that are being lived out in your house, by your children. If you're lucky, your kids will help you make that distinction.” IfsChildrenHardHelpingKidsHouseChildhoodEmotionalLuckyOur ChildrenLegacyRememberedYour ChildrenDistinctionLucky You Author:Ayelet Waldman
“I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.” WantedBoysChildhoodFootballLuckyPairsBootsHappy Childhood Author:Martin Compston
“I guess I'm pretty lucky because in childhood I studied so many martial arts styles and I never stopped researching them, my body is very adjustable and I can turn into different expressions with my body.” ArtI CanDifferentBodyTurnsChildhoodStyleExpressionLuckyMartial ArtsDifferent Expressions Author:Donnie Yen
“My grandmother took me to a lot of theater. I was exposed to performance quite a bit - everything from Broadway to off-Broadway and dance and music as well. I was very lucky that way. It was a very rich childhood.” WayWellsBitsRichChildhoodLuckyPerformancesTheaterGrandmotherExposedMy GrandmotherBroadway Author:Julia Stiles
“I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school.” FeelsBookSchoolValuesParentDealsChildhoodLuckyExpectationsBe GoodAcademicFulfilledNerdAcademic Success Author:Mindy Kaling
“I feel lucky that I read so many books as a kid because I know that no matter how much I appreciate a book now, and I can love a book very much, it's never going to be that childhood passion for a book. There's some element, something special about the way they're reading books and experiencing books that's finite.” BookKidsPassionReadingChildhoodSpecialLuckyAppreciateReading Books Author:Rebecca Stead
“I feel like the luckiest child in the world because I got to grow up in Ireland. In summer is when you really grow up. During the year, I would go back to the States, and all year long really couldn't wait to get back to Ardmore.” WorldFeelsYearsChildrenLongStatesGrowsWaitingGrowing UpChildhoodLuckySummerActressesGet BackIreland Author:Olivia Wilde