Walter Dean Myers Quotes About Children

Quotes about: Children

• Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Book, Common Humanity

  "Where Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?" by Walter Dean Myers, www.nytimes.com. March 15, 2014.

• I had seen the ballet of Swan Lake as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Lakes, Swans

• As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Athlete, Lawyer

• Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Attitude, Dare

• I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll be happy.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, People, Parent

  "The Importance of Literacy: A Q & A With Author Walter Dean Myers". Interview with Earl Martin Phalen, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2012.

• As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don't read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Reading, Responsibility

• Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Meaningful, Children, Book

• Within the black community, roughly 60 percent of children are born to single moms. Moms don't have the emotional wherewithal to deal with their children. Their English is atrocious. Their speaking is atrocious. The dropout rate is horrendous.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Mom, Children, Emotional

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