Childhood : (126)

" My core group of friends are all from when I was a kid. " - Tom Sturridge

" My childhood memories are filled with hugs and kisses from both my mum and dad. My mum has a thing about kissing you an odd number of times: if she kisses you once, all good, but if she kisses you twice, then you know another one has to follow and, weirdly, she tends to go for the forehead. " - Romesh Ranganathan

" So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us. " - Gaston Bachelard

" The funny thing about children is that, whichever room we’re in, that’s where they’ll be. If I’m in the bath, they’ll want to be in there too, playing with the toothbrush pot or brushing my hair. " - Keeley Hawes

" I grew up in a little village in the west of Ireland. " - Philip Treacy

" I was brought up in a very small town in upstate New York. " - Bill Pullman

" When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me. " - Patti Davis

" I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That, combined with a perfectly round pudding-bowl haircut, made me look, on a good day, like a cross between Ann Widdecombe, one of the Flower Pot Men, and a monk. " - Miranda Hart

" Sweetheart,’ ‘darling,’ ‘luv.’ I like these words; they fit me like a comfortable old pullover. I remember them from childhood; that’s what innocent little boys were called by cheerful aunties back then, to make them feel welcome and secure in the world. " - Michael Leunig

" I’m childish and silly. Most people tease me because I’m a bit daft. " - Harriet Walter