#hood

Because," explained Mary Rommely simply, "the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination. The child must have a secret world in which live things that never were. It is necessary that she believe. She must start out by believing in things not of this world. Then when the world becomes too ugly for living in, the child can reach back and live in her imagination. ↗

— Betty Smith

#imagination #imagination

I sighed and deleted the message, imagining the dirty clothes multiplying like rabbits, because that’s what they do when I’m not around. ↗

— Alex Owens

#motherhood #sarcasm #imagination

No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#inspirational #profound #inspirational

The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale... ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#christmas #holiday #holidays #nutcracker #nuts

Forget Batman: when I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad. ↗

— Paul Asay

#fatherhood #inspiration #parenthood #rolemodeling #inspirational

Not even you can reach me here, Carmen thought. ↗

— Ann Brashares

#sisterhood #thought #inspirational

I was proud to be in America, not just because here I found my voice but because the country made me the woman I am today, a woman with a fierce voice, a woman without shame. I grew up hearing that I was stubborn, a troublemaker, hard headed, and not good enough. But I had been wise enough to look in the mirror. I liked what I was, and I said to myself, I am worthy, lovable, and good enough. ↗

— Soraya Mire

#womanhood #inspirational

Every woman is well aware of the deadly ingredients of her soul which is why they all detest each other. ↗

— Ram Mohan

#anguish #animosity #detest #female #girls

Real Fathers are Role Models worthy of emulation. They choose to live exemplary lifestyles of leadership and excellence ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#leadership

Shouldn't we also ask ourselves what the consequences are of scrambling to provide the "most" of everything to our children in a world of fast dwindling resources? ↗

— John Taylor Gatto

#education #environment #parenthood #parenting #resources