"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" (John Muir)

A boy's will is the wind's will, and the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts

"Before they can be men, they must be boys" Nancy Reese

"A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot" Alan Beck

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.