childhood Quotes

"My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant."

"All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it."

"That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups."

"A child is not frightened at the thought of being patiently transmuted into an old man."

"Only the children know what they are looking for."

"The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists."

"Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."

"Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he... ...

"I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child."

"Only the children know what they are looking for. They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry."