HOW
WAS KISSING INVENTED?
"I know one reason
that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they didn't
always have electric
heat or fireplaces or even stoves in their houses." Gina, age 8
SOME
SURE FIRE 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
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
ON
WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE
"Like an avalanche
where you have to run for your life." John, age 9
"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." Glenn, age 7
HOW
DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"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
CONCERNING
WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE
"One of the people
has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." Andrew,
age 6
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." Manuel, age 8
WHAT
MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY SAY "I LOVE YOU"
"The person is thinking:
Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least once a
day." Michelle, age 9
"Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat." Dick, age 7
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
CAN YOU TELL IF TWO ADULTS EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT ARE IN LOVE?
"Just see if the
man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love."
Bobby, age 9
"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold... Other people care more about the food." Bart, age 9
"See if the man has lipstick on his face." Sandra, age 7
"It's love if they
order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those
because it's just like how
their hearts are
--- on fire." Christine, age 9
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