Childhood quotes
Welcome to our collection of Childhood quotes! Childhood is a magical and transformative time in our lives that shapes us into the individuals we become. It is a period filled with innocence, wonder, and boundless imagination. These quotes celebrate the beauty, joy, and nostalgia that often accompany the memories of our early years.
Within the pages of this category, you will discover a treasure trove of quotes that capture the essence of childhood. Whether you are looking to relive your own childhood memories or gain insight into the experiences of others, these quotes will transport you back to a time of carefree adventures, laughter, and endless possibilities.
Our Childhood quotes encompass a wide range of themes, from the importance of play and creativity to the influence of family and friendships. They remind us of the simple pleasures found in the games we played, the stories we read, and the friendships we formed. They also offer us a glimpse into the valuable life lessons we learned during those formative years.
So, dive into this collection of Childhood quotes and allow yourself to be whisked away to a time when the world was filled with curiosity, playfulness, and an unshakeable belief in the extraordinary.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistWhen you little, you only get asked two questions, what’s your name and how old you is, so you better get em right.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorAs a child. I grew up on a small farm, so I did a lot of drawings of animals, chickens and people. At the bottom of every page, I'd put a strange scribble. I was emulating adult handwriting, though I didn't actually know how to write.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterMy father gave me free run of his library. When I think of my boyhood, I think in terms of the books I read.
Perry Como
— SingerJust the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsMuch of our adult morality, in books and out of them, has a stuffiness unworthy of childhood. Our grown-up conclusions often rest on perilously soft bottom.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesVirtually every kid is exposed to giants and ogres and talking wolves, and so forth. And magic. And I think you never outgrow your love for those imaginative, fanciful, farfetched, fantastic characters and situations.
Peter Gay
— Noted Cultural HistorianThere is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorAs a kid, I kind of spent my life being amazed by being tricked. I love being tricked. I still love it today.
M. F. K. Fisher
— Pioneering Food WriterWhen a man is small, he loves and hates food with a ferocity which soon dims. At six years old his very bowels will heave when such a dish as creamed carrots or cold tapioca appear before him.
Ricky Martin
— MusicianI played Luke Skywalker. Every time we played, I was Luke Skywalker. Nobody else could be Luke Skywalker.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostI take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amusement of others. Luckily for me, my childhood was torture.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI was a strange kid in that, while most kids hate school and want to turn 18 or 21, I loved high school.
Peter Robinson
— British-born Canadian crime writerI think writers have to be able to enjoy solitude rather than just endure it. I've always enjoyed being left alone with my imagination, ever since I was a kid.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorAs a kid, I was the neighbourhood baby-sitter - very responsible, always in charge.
A. S. Byatt
— English NovelistWhen I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life.
Andy Muschietti
— Argentinian DirectorYeah, my parents exposed me to horror movies when I was like 6 or 7. I mean exposed me in a good way, they didn't mean any harm.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistHer nose wrinkle up cause now she got to remember to say she Mae Mobley Three, when her whole life she can remember, she been telling people she Mae Mobley Two. When you little, you only get asked two questions, what's your name and how old you is, so you better get em right.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorYou people who have survived childhood don't remeber any longer what it was like. You think children are whole, uncomplicated creatures, and if you split them in two with a handy axe there would be all one substance inside, hard candy. But it isn't hard candy so much as a hopeless seething lava of all kinds of things, a turmoil, a mess. And once the child starts thinking about this mess he begins to disintegrate as a child and turns into something else--an adult, an animal.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterAs a boy, I used to marvel that the letters in a closed book did not get scrambled and lost overnight.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsA man's liberal and conservative phases seem to follow each other in a succession of waves from the time he is born. Children are radicals. Youths are conservatives, with a dash of criminal negligence. Men in their prime are liberals (as long as their digestion keeps pace with their intellect). The middle aged run to shelter: they insure their life, draft a will, accumulate mementos and occasional tables, and hope for security. And then comes old age, which repeats childhood - a time full of humors and sadness, but often full of courage and even prophecy.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesWhen I was a kid, I loved reading Sherlock Holmes. Now, you don't think of him as a superhero, but he was so damn much smarter than anybody else.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostMy parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerA lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have wracked my brain to figure it out. I pretty much have had a normal childhood. Maybe it was too normal.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorWhen I was very little, four or five, I did comic strip drawings, so my first novel had no words. I couldn't write and thought adult handwriting was a mysterious scribble. When I was 14, my grandmother gave me a typewriter and I started writing in a different way.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesI think almost everybody enjoyed fairy tales when they were young, tales of witches and ogres and monsters and dragons and so forth. You get a little bit older, you can't read fairy tales any more.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerEnjoy the little fun things - like taking your kids to school - before they're all grown up.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorFlying fosters fantasies of childhood, of omnipotence, rapid shifts of being, miraculous moments; it stirs our capacity for dreaming.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesThat's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when I was growing up, my mother didn't care. As long as I was reading, she didn't care if my room was filled with comics. I could have saved everything. I was just too stupid to do it.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerSince I was eight years old, I went to Trinity. I mean, I listened to Reverend Wright since I was a kid and I always heard him preach sermons of love and inspiration.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorChildhood is the province of the imagination and when I immerse myself in it, I re-create it as it was, as it could have been, as I wanted - and didn't want - it to be.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI've always loved watching the news on TV. As a kid, I loved watching Walter Cronkite, for some reason.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI was never a class clown or anything like that, but I do remember being in the first grade and my teacher, Mr. Chad, told the class one day that we were going to do some exercises. He meant math exercises, but I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. To this day, I don't know what possessed me to do that, but all my friends cracked up.