All fathers are liars. . . If you want to be a father, you have to be prepared to become a liar.

— Alison Espach

All of a sudden, we were a grown-up married couple! Like little figures in a doll's house, we sat there dazed, in awe, wishing a chubby little arm would pass through a window and move us around, tell us what to do. We would have given anything for a magnificent child to show us how to be husband and wife.

— Jalina Mhyana

Already, though, she understood the difference between being a child and being an adult. The difference is when someone says he can keep the bad things away, a child believes him.

— Joe Hill

A man that knows your worth doesn't need to be told how to treat you. That's a given! You won't have to question his feelings, his motives, nor his intentions. How will I know? You ask. See, he will freely show you how he feels and prove it consistently. If you're settling for anything less than what you deserve. Then, maybe you don't even know your worth.

— Amaka Imani Nkosazana

And at twelve, heading for adulthood, a child fears that the way she is at that moment is all she's ever going to be.

— Jane Yolen

And though our roots belong to the same tree, our branches have grown in different directions.

— Suzy Kassem

And why is it that so many years later it is so easy to distinguish the bullies from their prey? Adult bodies surrounding the children of long ago. The years have changed nothing.

— Leila Aboulela

A person can have a happy and fulfilling life without children.

— Judy Blume

A preserved childhood is better than a repaired adulthood

— Fabcos Famas

As a man begins to understand the sacrifices he must make to live the life he dreams of, he often loses his courage for such a life.

— Josie Sigler