Sensitive Children Quotes

“With sensitive children, physical blows or traumas aren't required to make them afraid of the dark.”
― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

“You musn't mind people so much. They're not being disagreeable to you -- it's their way. You always think people are meaning things for you. But they don't.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers

“[On his childhood] You know, I would like to think that I was much more poetic and sensitive than anybody else, but I don't think it was true.”
― Edward Gorey, Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey

“Most sensitive boys tend to pause to reflect before acting and would not be considered risk-takers. This tendency can easily be understood as demonstrating a healthy caution. However, in most societies boys are frequently encouraged to engage in risky behavior and are praised when they do so, while more cautious behavior is regarded with shame.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy: Help Your Son Become a Happy, Confident Man

“Some children don’t shout their feelings. They carry them. They fold them into desk corners. They wait to be noticed.
— Torin Keld, In the Quiet”
― Torin Keld, In the Quiet: Quiet Stories for Children Who Feel More Than They Say