Childhood Companions Quotes

Every boy should have two things: a dog and a mother who lets him have one

Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain. They know our infantine dispositions, which, however they may be afterwards modified, are never eradicated; and they can judge of our actions with more certain conclusions as to the integrity of our motives.

Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is out grown.

. . . the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.

Dolls are safe companions.

If the dinosaurs are any indication, there's a place in our pantheon for the extinct. My son has a blue plushy allosaurus he calls Spot-Spot, with whom he often sleeps.

Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.