Frenemies were uniquely Californian. A danger his mother…

“My mother had not forgotten the sad end of M. Vinteuil’s life, his complete absorption, first in having to play both mother and nursery-maid…

— Marcel Proust

“I'd wrestled against the inner voice of my mother, the voice of caution, of duty, of fear of the unknown, the voice that said…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Yes, the issue was courage. It always had been, even as a kid. Things scared him. He couldn't help it. Noise scared him, dark…

— Tim O'Brien

If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.

— Salman Rushdie

My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used…

— Don McLean

My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives…

— Chris Chibnall

(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and…

— Elizabeth Zimmermann

“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of…

— Dan Simmons

“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know…

— William Grant Bangerter

Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.

— Anonymous

“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of…

— Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job…

— Taylor Hanson

“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of…

— Patricia C. Wrede

Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I…

— Teddy Atlas

My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw…

— Elizabeth Taylor