"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do
with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so
popular."
Mae, age 9
"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
"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
"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
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together
in the dark."
Sherm, 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
"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
"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
"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
"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get
cold... Other people care more about the food."
Bart, age 9
"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just
wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke
up."
Sarah, 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
"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
"You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best
of you."
Brian, age 7
"It might help to watch soap operas all day."
Carin, age 9
"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ...
That's why I stopped doing it."
Tammy, age 7
"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new
person, you have to ask permission."
Roger, age 6
"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but
it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do it."
"Don't forget your wife's name ... That will mess up the love."
Erin, age 8
"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take
out the trash."
Dave, age 8
"Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't
like picking what movie you want to watch."
Natalie, age 9
"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!"
Tom, age 5
"Never kiss in front of other people. It's a big embarrassing thing if
anybody sees you. But if nobody sees you, I might be willing to try
it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours."
Kally, age 9
"It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid.
I don't need that kind of trouble."
Kenny, age 7