Bedtime Story Quotes

“The monsters were never
under my bed.
Because the monsters
were inside my head.


I fear no monsters,
for no monsters I see.
Because all this time
the monster has been me.”
― Nikita Gill

“I really love to read bedtime story for my kids before they fall asleep.
Making them so excited and inspired, it's truly my favorite quality time.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“This sketch was more elaborate than the others, more complete. A river scene, with a tree in the foreground and a distant wood visible across a broad field. Behind a copse on the right-hand side, the twin-gabled roofline of a house could be seen, with eight chimneys and an ornate weather vane featuring the sun and moon and other celestial emblems.
It was an accomplished drawing, but that's not why Elodie stared. She felt a pang of déjà vu so strong it exerted a physical pressure around her chest.
She knew this place. The memory was as vivid as if she'd been there, and yet somehow Elodie knew that it was a location she'd visited only in her mind.
The words came to her then as clear as birdsong at dawn: "Down the winding lane and across the meadow broad, to the river they went with their secrets and their sword."
And she remembered. It was a story that her mother used to tell her. A child's bedtime story, romantic and tangled, replete with heroes, villains, and a Fairy Queen, set in a house within dark woods encircled by a long, snaking river.”
― Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter

“The bedtime story is a genius invention. A tiny gift of wonder before you fall asleep.”
― Carolyn Watson Dubisch, Fireflies

“Reading your work out loud to yourself it's good. It helps even more if you read to people. If they start yawning that is a bad sign. Unless you are writing for children. Then your story is not bad, if you just wrote a bedtime story!”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, How to Make a Book

“You'll be staying in your old room.'

As if she had any sort of claim on this place. On anywhere at all.

He went on, 'My room's a level above that.'

'Why would I need to know that?' The words snapped out of her.

He began walking toward the glass doors that led into the mountain's interior. 'In case you have a bad dream and need someone to read you a story,' he drawled, a half smile dancing on his face. 'Maybe one of those smutty books you like so much.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“Angels, angels, always near, protecting you, my special dear!”
― Alexis York Lumbard, Angels

“During the rainy seasons, life sprang up all over the place, and in the ponds and rivers life was abundant.

Hoppy was born on a day in May in what was considered to be spring rain.

Early in his froghood, Hoppy's identity was like all others, and what he wanted most was to have his own identity.”
― Ronald Destra, Hoppy The Frog

“Thanks for the bedtime story.”

“You’re welcome. You can listen to more on my website at www dot Ethan’s cockle warmers dot com.”
― Caroline Peckham, Caged Wolf

“A rhyming Nativity narrative.

"The donkey who carried Mary to the Nativity calmly focuses on feelings of wonderment surrounding the child’s birth. With huge eyes...the little donkey is utterly adorable. Lines like “a bit of tingle-my-toes. / That’s how the evergreen / smelled to me, / a bit of fresh pine to my nose” offer opportunities for caregivers to extend the reading to sensory activities, though the scent of pine doesn’t seem historically accurate. An uncluttered stable features friendly, curious barn animals that greet baby Jesus along with the three Wise Men. Told in verse, the tale evokes a tender, pleasant mood. ...“I lifted my head / above His hay bed // …and sang of this morning of grace.” Jesus, referred to as “the Baby” and “the Babe,” is tan-skinned, as are his parents. Two of the Wise Men are light-skinned, while one is darker-skinned. A gentle, spare tale, part bedtime story, part Christmas fare. (Picture book. 2-5)" Kirkus Reviews”
― Jacki Kellum, The Donkey's Song: A Christmas Nativity Story