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Love - In The Eyes Of Kids - Part I
CONCERNING THE ORIGINS OF LOVE
- "Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'." - Julio, age 9
- "One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man
gods. He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just
couldn't get her away from him ... After a while, they became the first
married gods." - Robbie, age 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR
PEOPLE
- "One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has
freckles too." - Andrew, age 6
- "No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do
with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
- Mae, age 9
- "I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but
the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." - Manuel, age 8
ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE
- "Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." - John, age 9
- "If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't
want to do it. It takes too long." - Glenn, age 7
ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND HANDSOMENESS IN
LOVE
- "If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family,
it doesn't hurt to be beautiful." - Anita C., age 8
- "It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like
anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet." - Brian, age 7
- "Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time." -
Christine, age 9
REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE
- "Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty
good too." - Greg, age 8
HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
- "Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their
tails nearly as much." - Arnold, age 10
- "When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they
don't get up for at least an hour." - Wendy, age 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS
- "They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." - Gavin, age 8
- "They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle
someday and do the holy matchimony thing." - John, age 9
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE
- "I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on
television." - Jill, age 6
- "Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime." - Floyd, age 9
- "Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a
tree." - Carey, age 7
- "Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been
trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me."
- Dave, age 8
- "I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard
enough." - Regina, age 10
THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD
LOVER
- "Sensitivity don't hurt." - Robbie, age 8
- "One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have
tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." - Ava, age 8
SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH
YOU
- "Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." - Del, age 6
- "Shake your hips and hope for the best." - Camille, age 9
- "Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry
if their parents are right there." - Manuel, age 8
- "Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get
attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." - Alonzo, age 9
- "One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she
likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." - Bart, age 9
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF TWO ADULTS EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT
ARE IN LOVE?
- "Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if
he's in love." - Bobby, age 9
- "Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold
... Other people care more about the food." - Bart, age 9
- "Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just
wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up." -
Sarah, age 9
- "See if the man has lipstick on his face." - Sandra, age 7
- "It's love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They
like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are --- on
fire." - Christine, age 9
TITLES OF THE LOVE BALLADS YOU CAN SING TO YOUR
BELOVED
- "'How Do I Love Thee When You're Always Picking Your Nose?'" - Arnold,
age 10
- "'You Are My Darling Even Though You Also Know My Sister.'" - Larry,
age 8
- "'I Love Hamburgers, I Like You!'" - Eddie, age 6
4. "'I Am in
Love with You Most of the Time, but Don't Bother Me When I'm with My
Friends.'" - Bob, age 9
- "'Hey, Baby, I Don't like Girls but I'm Willing to Forget You Are
One!'" - Will, age 7
- "'Honey, I Got Your Curly Hair and Your Nintendo on My Mind.'" -
Sharon, age 9
WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY SAY "I LOVE
YOU"
- "The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he >
showers at least once a day." - Michelle, age 9
- "Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally
got it out and said it and now they can go eat." - Dick, age 7
HOW WAS KISSING INVENTED?
- "I know one reason that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all
over, and they didn't always have electric heat or fireplaces or even
stoves in their houses." - Gina, age 8
HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS
- "You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls." -
Julia, age 7
- "You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of
you." - Brian, age 7
- "It might help to watch soap operas all day." - Carin, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
- "When they're rich." - Pam, age 7
- "It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ...
That's why I stopped doing it." - Tammy, age 10
"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new
person, you have to ask permission." - Roger, age 6
"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it's a
free country and nobody should be forced to do it."
HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE
- "Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work." - Dick, age
7
- "Don't forget your wife's name ... That will mess up the love." -
Erin, age 8
- "Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take
out the trash." -Dave, age 8
- "Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't
like picking what movie you want to watch." - Natalie, age 9
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