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Children Quotes - Page 770

Liking is not always the child of beauty; but whatsoever is liked, to the liker is beautiful.

Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.104

When you become a parent, you look at your parents differently. You look at being a child differently. It's an awakening, a revelation that you have.

"Philip Seymour Hoffman: Inside the Actor's Very Private Personal Life" by Michael Rothman, abcnews.go.com. February 3, 2014.

Beyond the wounds of the child and the scars of the man, there is something in the heart of love itself that makes love pathetic.

Philip Rieff (1979). “Freud: The Mind of the Moralist”, p.164, University of Chicago Press

As a child I always steered clear of science fiction, but in the autumn of 1977 the bow-wave of publicity for the first Star Wars movie had already reached me, so I was eager for anything science-fictional.

"Philip Reeve: 'I can't even drive a car, let alone an inter-dimensional phone box'". Interview with Patrick, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2013.

The justice of it seems to children correct and right - I mean, we laugh at it! We underestimate children's ability to know what is a story and what isn't.

"His Grimm Materials: A Conversation With Philip Pullman". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2012.

We need to ensure that children are not forced to waste their time on barren rubbish.

"All around you is silence" by Philip Pullman, www.theguardian.com. June 5, 2003.