Children's Books Quotes

• Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.

  Lewis Carroll

  Inspirational, Funny, Cute

  1865 The Duchess. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, ch.9,'The Mock Turtle's Story'.

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• Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.

  Margery Williams

  Real, Eye, Hair

  Margery Williams Bianco (2016). “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real”, p.5, Lulu.com

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  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

  Love, Inspirational, Friendship

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• Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.

  E. B. White

  Friendship, Change, Wisdom

  E. B. White (2011). “In the Words of E.B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers”, p.117, Cornell University Press

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• Today you are you! That is truer than true!

  Dr. Seuss

  Happy Birthday, Funny Birthday, Monday

  "Happy Birthday to You!". Book by Dr. Seuss, 1959.

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• The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

  Roald Dahl

  Inspiring, Book, Secret Places

  Roald Dahl (2017). “Billy and the Minpins (illustrated by Quentin Blake)”, p.77, Penguin UK

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• 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

  Beauty, Uplifting, Teacher

  Roald Dahl (2007). “James and the Giant Peach”, p.151, Penguin

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  And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

  Roald Dahl

  Inspirational, Life, Believe

  Roald Dahl (2013). “The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets”, p.8, Penguin

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• When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.

  Margery Williams

  Children, Real, Love You

  The Velveteen Rabbit (1922)

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• Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

  Shel Silverstein

  Inspiring, Children, Life Lesson

  Shel Silverstein, “Listen To The Mustn'Ts”

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• Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

  George Carlin

  Faith, Children, Learning

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  If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

  Roald Dahl

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Roald Dahl (2007). “James and the Giant Peach”, p.151, Penguin

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• You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”

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• There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.

  Jackie Kennedy

  Powerful, Children, Book

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• A book is a gift you can open again and again.

  Garrison Keillor

  Happiness, Christmas, Thank You

  Attributed to Keillor in "The Miracle of Language" by Richard Lederer, p. 149, 1999.

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• You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

  Dr. Seuss

  Education, Children, Book

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• Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

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• Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

  Dr. Seuss

  Life, Graduation, Confidence

  Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”

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• A person's a person, no matter how small.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Respect

  Dr. Seuss (1998). “Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor”, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?

  J. K. Rowling

  Real, Life Changing, Mean

  Twitter post from Dec 16, 2014

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• I don't understand it any more than you do, but one thing I've learned is that you don't have to understand things for them to be.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  I've Learned, Children Book, Childrens Book

  Madeleine L’Engle (2014). “A Wrinklein Time Quintet”, p.9, Obelix Books

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• You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Knowing Who You Are

  Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”

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• Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Friendship, Education

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.

  Margery Williams

  Hurt, Horse, Children

  The Velveteen Rabbit (1922)

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