I am the drying meadow; you the unspoken apology; he is the fluctuating distance between mother and son; she is the first… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
“all of your expectations be frustrated, May all of your plans be thwarted, May all of your desires be withered into nothingness,… — J R Briggs Copy Share Image
God is triune; there are within the Godhead three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; and the work of… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“You don't know what it's like to grow up with a mother who never said a positive thing in her life, not… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
Childbearing should be a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. All potential parents should be required to… — David R. Brower Copy Share Image
“When did they stop putting toys in cereal boxes? When I was little, I remember wandering the cereal aisle (which surely is… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Jesus points to this when he says, “Be ye whole, even as your Father in Heaven is whole.”1 The New Testament’s “Be… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“It should be said that my parents had married for love. The affection and devotion they had shared was the rarest of… — Olivier A. Blanchard Copy Share Image
[about being a father] I don't really remember what it was like before. Whatever I had going on, it was bullshit. It… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
“My mother's mother came to this country in the usual way--she got on a boat with other immigrants and sailed from Sicily.… — Andrew Cotto Copy Share Image
“In the year 1212, sincere Christian parents of the medieval church decided to send their children to conquer Jerusalem and drive out… — Gregg Harris Copy Share Image
“It’s when we feel the most uncertain,” her mother had told her, “that we must appear at our most confident. To show… — Morgan Rhodes Copy Share Image
Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account.… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
“It would take little effort for her to hurt him right now. She could hurt him badly. But Griffin King could hurt… — Kady Cross Copy Share Image
“I mark my years or parenting by the people who stepped in and forced me to abandon my inclination to meddle, micromanage,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
My alter ego is who I am 100%, which is a mother who is changing diapers and colouring all night long. So… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“My father’s in commerce,” said Chidder, as they passed through the archway. “That’s fascinating,” said Teppic dutifully. He felt quite broken by… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The truth is, my father stopped bothering me after Stigmata, because I got to play a priest. That fulfilled his dream. The… — Enrico Colantoni Copy Share Image
The parents, the society, the state, the church, the educational system, they all depend on lies. As the child is born they… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“His mother on the other hand, drawing his head down to her bosom, exclaimed with a sigh, “My poor son.” And she… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“The man who buries his house in the sand and digs it up again, each evening, learns to put it together quickly… — Agha Shahid Ali Copy Share Image
But don't you see, all human decisions are made like this. Do you think the mother knows what will happen to the… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision… — Benjamin Spock Copy Share Image
“The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
For Trump, success always has a single father - himself. Failure has a hundred - everyone and anyone else. The media. The… — George T. Conway III Copy Share Image
My parents separated before I was 1 year old. I moved in with my aunt and uncle when I was in fourth… — Troy Polamalu Copy Share Image
“Now there is a soft tap on the door. It's that man again. I don't know his name but I know it's… — NoViolet Bulawayo Copy Share Image
“Her daughters were eagerly called to partake of her joy. Jane resolutely kept her place at the table; but Elizabeth, to satisfy… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Often parents have equity or available funds in the bank, while sons and daughters have the energy and enthusiasm to build their… — George Clarke Copy Share Image
Education seems to be placing increased emphasis on assessment and tracking, which means parents are terrified that if their kid doesn't exceed… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“Our life is our own now, and we alone are accountable for its outcome: “For we must all appear before the judgment… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
If you KEEP WALKING, you will eventually get to your destination. Is your destination, to be a more godly man? Is your… — Dearlisa Copy Share Image
But she wouldn't. I knew that already. My mother and I had an understanding: we worked together to be as much in… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I laugh out loud. “You want kids?” “Yes, I want fucking kids.” He picks me up and throws me onto the bed… — T.L. Swan Copy Share Image
I beg of you, you who could and should be bearing and rearing a family: Wives, come home from the typewriter, the… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“My mother, who is a pianist and a fine artist, purchased a piano for me. Twice. This was back when I was… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“For all, mother dear, for all! The world is ours! The world is for the workers! For us there is no nation,… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
I think I was around 10 or 11 years of age when I got my first guitar, but I can remember being… — Mike Powell Copy Share Image