27 Classic Children’s Book Quotes Every Adult Needs To Hear
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022"All grown-ups were once children... but only a few of them remember it."
Little Women
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” —Louisa May Alcott, Little Women. These 25 children’s books are perfect for people of all ages.
The Hobbit
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
The Twits
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked 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
Tuck Everlasting
“You can’t pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that’s the blessing.” —Natalie Babbit, Tuck Everlasting
The Phantom Tollbooth
“So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.” —Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
The Velveteen Rabbit
“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, The Velveteen Rabbit
The Lorax
“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” —Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
Charlotte’s Web
“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.” —E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
