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" A lot of writers that I know have told me that the first book you write, you write about your childhood, whether you want to or not. It calls you back. " - Tea Obreht

" Geddy Lee and I went to the same grade school. He moved away when we were still young, but I remember him like I do all my friends from back then. Then in 1982, Dave Thomas and I were approached to do a record as the McKenzie Brothers on Anthem Records, the same label that Rush was on. " - Rick Moranis

" Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. " - H. P. Lovecraft

" Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our mother or father would sit down beside us in the semi-dark and read from a book of fairy tales. " - Paul Auster

" Making it financially does not protect you, though. Genetic gifts and a gigantic professional contract do not shield athletes from the effect of damaged childhoods. " - Jason Whitlock

" Well, I was a huge ‘Matlock’ fan as a child. " - Rachel Lindsay

" I alone, as the sharer of their way of life, presented a replica of childhood. " - Neal Cassady

" I love vintage Chanel and Prada. When I was growing up, my mum had a Prada backpack, which she’s now given to me. I love it because it reminds me of when I was little. " - Jillian Hervey

" If you want to discover how to make children laugh – and I truly believe all adults should, because children need laughter – the best place to start is with your own childhood. " - Michael Rosen

" I grew up as a country boy. " - Ian Somerhalder