| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 35142 |
| QUOTATION: | When he was a crawler he left your feet to journey to the sofa and bring you a ball. When he was a toddler he left your side to journey across the grass and bring you a leaf. When he was a pre-school child he left your yard to journey next door and bring you back a neighbor’s doll. Now he will journey into school and bring you back a piece of his new world....His journeys are all outwards now, into that waiting world. But he feels the invisible and infinitely elastic threads that still guide him back to you. He returns to the base that is you, seeking rest and re-charging for each new leap into life. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Penelope Leach (20th century), British child development specialist. Your Baby and Child, ch. 6 (1977). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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