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43 Quotes From Children's Books That Will Slow You Down & Remind You What Life's All About

""Piglet: 'How do you spell love?' Pooh: 'You don't spell it, you feel it.'
Marisa Donnelly
September 30, 2016
“Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Tagged: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Childrens Books, Meaning, purpose
“When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.”
— Lemony Snicket, The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13)
Tagged: Crying, Comfort, noble
“There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”
— Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Tagged: Love, Life
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
— Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Bantam Classics)
Tagged: yesterday, Change, Life, 107 Of The Greatest Single Sentences In Literature, Perfect Sentences
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”
— J.M. Barrie, The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition) (The Annotated Books)
Tagged: Forgetting, goodbye, Moving On
“The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became.”
— Marcus Pfister, The Rainbow Fish
Tagged: sharing, Happiness
“Sometimes it helps to scold yourself, to give yourself advice.”
— R.L. Stine, Goosebumps Horrorland Collection (18 Volume Set)
Tagged: Advice, punishment, scolding
“Loving a person isn’t a magical, sparkly passion. It’s hard work. It’s putting the other person before yourself. It’s companionship and being able to trust and depend on each other. That loquacious true love everyone spouts about is really finding a partner who will go through the heartbreaks and joys of life with you.”
— K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast
Tagged: Love, Magic, Friendship
“Real love is looking at someone and knowing that you wouldn’t mind waking up to their bad breath for the next century, and you are fine with them seeing you before you brush your hair and fix your face for the day.”
— K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast
Tagged: Love, True Love
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely’”
— Roald Dahl, The Twits
Tagged: ugly, beauty, Positivity
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
— A.A. Milne, The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Tagged: Friends, Friendship, Communication
“You are mine, and I am yours, and no one in the world can alter that.”
— Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Tagged: Love, Dating, soulmates, Fear of losing someone
“Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
— Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales (Leather-bound Classics)
Tagged: Living, Life, Freedom
“What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.”
— Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince
“Happily ever after doesn't begin with Once upon a time: it begins with Now.”
— Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince
Tagged: Happily Ever After, fairy tales, Dreams
“You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”
— Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1
Tagged: Dedication, differences
“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.”
— J.M. Barrie, The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition) (The Annotated Books)
Tagged: Happiness, Love, Passion, Work
“Setting out on an adventure is thrilling, but coming home is even better.”
— Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
Tagged: Life Lessons, Childrens Books
“How lucky am I that I have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
— A.A Milne, The Adventures OF Winnie The Pooh
Tagged: Best Of Children's Quotes, goodbye, Hard Times, How Lucky Am I
“I'll love you forever. I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living, my mommy you'll be.”
— Robert Munsch, I'll Love You Forever
Tagged: Best Of Children's Quotes, Love, Parent's Love, Children's Love, Family
“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed!”
— Dr. Seuss, The Places You'll Go
Tagged: Dr. Seuss Quotes, Best Of Children's Books, Future and Past, Success
“There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't started wondering about yet.”
— Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach
Tagged: Best Of Children's Books, Best Of Children's Quotes, James And The Giant Peach Quote, Life Quotes
“The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”
— Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Little House On The Prairie
Tagged: Best Of Children's Books, Best Day, Children's Book Quotes, The Little House Series, Courage When Things Go Wrong, Honest And Truthful
“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
— A. A. Milne, via Pinterest
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
— J. R. R. Tolkein, The Hobbit
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Life Lessons, Children
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.”
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
— Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books
“Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
— Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday To You!
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books
“You must never feel badly about making mistakes … as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.”
— Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books