Now that you are all grown up, and stressing out about paying your bills, wondering whether or not this is really all that life is, and that rather distressing throbbing sensation coming from the general vicinity of where you think your kidneys are, you probably think that the books from your childhood hold nothing for you. That would be an unfortunate mistake to make.

Words from the people who wrote the books we loved as children still hold plenty of meaning. Here are quotes from some of your favorite childhood authors (from works or interviews) that we think are still relevant.

Templeton Quote
HarperCollins
Templeton Quote
Beatrix Potter Quote
Gutenberg.org
Beatrix Potter Quote
Madeline L'Engle Quotes
Square Fish
Madeline L'Engle Quotes
Magic Bus Quotes
Scholastic
Magic Bus Quotes
Aesop Quotes
Archive.org
Aesop Quotes
Chocolate Quotes
Atheneum Books
Chocolate Quotes
Lorax Quotes
Scholastic
Lorax Quotes
E.B. White Quotes
HarperCollins
E.B. White Quotes
Dahl Minpin Quotes
Jonathan Cape
Dahl Minpin Quotes
Lewis Quotes
HarperCollins
Lewis Quotes
L'Engle Quotes
Square Fish
L'Engle Quotes
Silverstein Quotes
HarperCollins
Silverstein Quotes
Alcott Quotes
Gutenberg.org
Alcott Quotes
Nonsense Quotes
Puffin
Nonsense Quotes

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