"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in
your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful."
Anita C., age 8
"It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm
handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me
yet."
Brian, age 7
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a
long time."
Christine, age 9
REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but
baseball is pretty
good too."
Greg, age 8
HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't
wag their tails nearly as much."
Arnold, age 10
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall
down and they
don't get up for at least an hour."
Wendy, age 8
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can
sit together in the dark."
Sherm, age 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS
"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off
because they paid good money for them."
Gavin, age 8
"They are just practicing for when they might have to
walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony
thing."
John, age 9
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE
"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when
'Dinosaurs' is on television."
Jill, age 6
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it
sometime."
Floyd, age 9
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were
behind a tree."
Carey, age 7
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from
it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep
finding
me."
Dave, age 8
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth
grade hard enough."
Regina, age 10
THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER
"Sensitivity don't hurt."
Robbie, age 8
"One of you should know how to write a check. Because,
even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of
bills."
Ava, age 8
SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy
stores."
Del, age 6
"Shake your hips and hope for the
best."
Camille, age 9
"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ...
and don't worry if their parents are right there."
Manuel, age 8
"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You
might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as
love."
Alonzo, age 9
"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's
something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for
me."
Bart, age 9