The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.
There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.
Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up!
Childhood has its own way of seeing, thinking, and feeling, and nothing is more foolish than to try to substitute ours for theirs.
The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age. The child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.
Genius is nothing more or less than childhood recovered by will, a childhood how equipped for self-expression with an adult’s capacities.
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn’t sure how to start.
It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing up the sidewalk.
Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.
We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us.
The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.
Religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown under proper education.
Treat a child as though he already is the person he’s capable of becoming.
Playing with Queen was the biggest moment of my career. It was like living a childhood fantasy.
A child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health.
Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself. On the other hand, that which we allow him to discover for himself will remain with him visible for the rest of his life.
Play is the work of childhood.
Children require long, uninterrupted periods of play and exploration.