Thibaut Courtois Quotes

I have a lot of respect and love for children's books.

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

To work with children anywhere is just plain fun.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.

I think what kids do is play.

Most of the characters in 'The Little Rascals' were living in poverty, but they decided to focus on the joy of being a kid: the humor, the heart, the resilience.

I never liked dolls or played house. I read and wrote, climbed trees, collected rocks, rode my bike, and befriended boys, platonically.

I love kids; I think they are fun and funny.

I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts.

I didn't go to high school, but when I did go to school, I was actually in the group made up of cheerleaders; I just wasn't one of them. But I hung out with a bunch of different kids.

Maybe that is why kids like Dumbledore: because he is funny rather than a miserable old sod with a long white beard.

As a child, I would demand that visitors to our house tell me a story. I was intensely interested in everything - still am.

I love kids. I just love kids. They put you in a good mood and they are so full of life.

I think it is important for kids to be kids.

There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.

Kids ask me questions. You'd think after doing this for four years, I would have heard every single question anyone could think of to ask, but no, every time, they surprise me, they ask me something I never thought of before.

Back in college, I remember shooting stupid videos with my friends. It would be us going around town in capes pretending we were superheroes.

Little boys are a ton of fun.

Some things, I think, like fairy books and secret doors, are only meant to be found by children.

I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories.

To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the case with a lot of kids. The whole idea of escapism really resonates with a lot of kids.

We were just a gaggle of kids, and everybody played together and had a good time. You know how kids can be completely horrible - abusive but fun. But anyway, it was a nice childhood.

Sex is great until you die, but it's never as great as it was when you were a kid, when it was a mystery.

Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person.

From the time I was 9 years old, I loved magic. I was an only child, and I think that had a big impact on me. I always had grown-up friends even though I was a little kid. I would take the train from Lido Beach into Manhattan, and I'd hang out in magic shops.