Grown Child Gifts

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

'I won't meet your demands for an allowance increase, so maybe you should become a free agent.'

"Lassie, go get help!" "Oh Timmy you idiot! Not again!"

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

"Chocolate? I can't be allergic to chocolate! I'm a kid, can't you say I'm allergic to spinach or broccoli?"

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

"Bark or stare? Always a tough decision. Bark? Maybe stare? Whimper? Maybe? Meanwhile, stare."

"Are you insane?!" The Velveteen Skunk

'You may now turn over your paper and begin.' - 'Sir!' - 'Yes?' - 'What is it?' - 'I think Train 'A' and Train 'B' might be going to crash!'

Skipping Horse

I should be a writer when I grow up...

Computer Room.

"Can we do that again tomorrow night?"

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

"Do you want to pretend to be a doctor and I'll pretend to be a hotshot civil litigation attorney who sues you till your ears bleed?"

At the Museum

"Go ahead and eat her, she's a pain in the a**."

'Here you go, kid! A worm.'

"I've always dreamed of being on an academic team like this! It's great that we can all depend on each other!"

"Don't worry, dear. You'll grow."

Football Fans

A young Don King

"My political platform focuses on more ice cream and more frisbee chasing, with less chores and fewer baths."

If you bathe a skunk in tomato juice, it will smell like a dog. A bird in the hand is better than two in your shorts. Never wear aqua after Thanksgiving. Unconventional wisdom.

Director/Action Man toy.

"Someone once told me that kids grow up so quickly. I hope there's some truth to that."

Wildlife

"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

'No Renee, not until you get two degrees, pass a rigorous physical, and beat out thousands of other qualified individuals.'

"They must be grown-up ducks, because they're eating the crusts too."

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

"No Timmy, I don't think your pencil has system requirments or upgrades you can download from the internet."

'Is the glass half full, Wally, or half empty?' - 'Oh, oh! Trick question!'