I read Claire Messud's 'The Emperor's Children,' I read Joseph O'Neill's 'Netherland' - but to me, they're not 9/11 novels. In 'The… — Amy Waldman Copy Share Image
I was an only child and grew up in York where my parents ran a surgical supplies shop. When I say I… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
Grown-ups and children are not readily encouraged to unearth the power of words. Adults are repeatedly assured a picture is worth a… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I don’t actually don’t have any scenes with Michael Bolton. There’s an exposé done on Sue Sylvester, and he pops up… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
'A Daddy is not defined as the man, that conceived the child,but rather the man that extends his hands and time to… — Andrew Guzaldo Copy Share Image
“Jeb regarded me with n o expression. "Do you believe in God, Allison?" "No," I said immediately. "Is this the part where… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
I always felt very insecure financially as a child. I was desperate to understand money as a child. I was desperate to… — Mellody Hobson Copy Share Image
“I still write so as not to feel alone in the world, but now I type. What is lost in the process… — Cory Taylor Copy Share Image
As women, our identity becomes subsumed by the fact that we are wives, daughters and mothers, and that becomes our all-encompassing identity.… — Soha Ali Khan Copy Share Image
Wounded?” was all I could manage. “Yes,” said Pat. “And you’re wounded in the same place. That’s what fathers do if they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Blood doesn't make you family. Hell, an only child can bleed. It's the sharing of pain that makes you family. 'Cause, you… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
“The world as it has very little use for your womanhood. You are considered a weaker sex and are treated as a… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Poverty was my mother's midwife. She had her children in poverty. But she also found a road to bring us a sense… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Let us not live a life … that would bring regret. … It is not going to matter very much how much… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“…And then I turned and saw a guy staring at me… "What are you looking at, idiot?" I asked, giving him the… — Kristan Higgins Copy Share Image
Hearing the statistic that one in four children in Scotland suffer from poverty just made me think that if there is even… — Amy Macdonald Copy Share Image
I was into all of the Pennsylvania teams at some point in my childhood. I would flip back and forth between the… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I grew up just outside Hay-on-Wye, on the borders of Wales, on a farm. It was an amazing childhood, but I got… — Jessica Raine Copy Share Image
I never wanted to do a regular sitcom, because I'd be incredibly bored doing the same character week in, week out. But… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
When I was child, I saw the 'Ram Leela' performed on stage. Now there is the film 'Ram Leela,' and its maker… — Yo Yo Honey Singh Copy Share Image
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I do want children. I'll probably adopt because I think it'll be in the next three to five years. I wouldn't necessarily… — Paula Abdul Copy Share Image
Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children's lives to settle its differences. You can spin it any… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
It is important for us also to cultivate in our own family a sense that we belong together eternally, that whatever changes… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
When you're a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And I'm not as enamoured with that any more.… — Rob Brydon Copy Share Image
If therefore our houses be houses of the Lord, we shall for that reason love home, reckoning our daily devotion the sweetest… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
“Parents sacrifice their lives for their children. Then children become parents and sacrifice their own lives. And so all is sacrificed and… — Tom King Copy Share Image
“Child," she said placing her head to mine and her callused fingers on my cheek, "you can whip it and beat it… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“The famous giant killers of folklore tend to be children. Whether their names are David or Jack, it does not occur to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There are many types of monsters in this world, monsters who will not show themselves and who cause trouble. Monsters who abduct… — L Lawliet Copy Share Image
Our present culture may be largely shaped by this strange idea of isolating children's thought from adult thought. Perhaps the way our… — Marvin Minsky Copy Share Image
Whether it's a mom worrying about affording insulin for her children or a cancer patient fearing bankruptcy due the price of his… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
You have to budget time for the inevitable problems that come up with children. You have to always be ahead of the… — Heidi Hammel Copy Share Image
“How could the Revisers choose this last reading, 'an heir through God,' and keep the word adoption? From the passage it is… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
Today, I give my daughter what I really didn't have as a kid: all the silly, dumb, extravagant, frilly, nonfunctional toys I… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
Walt Disney has never addressed himself to children once in his life - never. The material of his cartoons is made to… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
As a child, when I lost things such as my precious pocketknife, I learned that if I prayed hard enough, I could… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
A film is being made on his life, so as a daughter and as a singer I will definitely be a part… — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
The government gets it right on Head Start. We are providing opportunities for children in underserved areas where parents may not be… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
“Opposition to food can’t persist if there is no opponent. In the face of a child’s refusal to eat, the best parental… — Karen Le Billon Copy Share Image
