Maggie Gallagher Quotes

I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I think innocence is something that adults project upon children that's not really there.

Parents, however old they and we may grow to be, serve among other things to shield us from a sense of our doom. As long as they are around, we can avoid the fact of our mortality; we can still be innocent children.

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

A lot of children grow up in poverty with flawed parents, but their inner world is still as inherently filled with wonder and innocence as children who are kept away from the city's underbelly.

When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older.

I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.

As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.

I raised two sons, and I know that even though they're bigger and stronger than I am, they're still little boys inside. They still cry, they still hurt. So whenever I write a male character, no matter how 'heroic' he may be, I think of my sons. And I remember that every man was once a little boy.

I don't know, maybe I'm overly paranoid that they're going to be spoiled, but I want to keep them going as kids for as long as I can. I want to keep them innocent and free.

Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible.

Children are so precious.

I was a good kid.

It was a very magical upbringing, the quality of feeling special, and people treated us special. You tried real hard to remember all the normal things so you didn't get twisted.

When you're kept out of the adult world, it's a blessing in disguise.

I had a sheltered childhood.

For me it is important that children be children. My parents felt exactly the same about me.

A child should be a child for as long as possible.

Everyone thinks you have to grow up to know who you are, but kids already know who we are. The world just beats it out of us.

In a situation where it's the child or the adult, I'm going with the child.

I would never be a sellout, but you can never be a sellout to kids. Kids is kids!

I have a soft spot for children.