My parents adored me, and I had a very happy childhood, so…

They had each other and there was a love between them that would withstand anything. Alina and I had always intuited, with no small…

— Karen Marie Moning

A lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have…

— Will Ferrell

I thought, "Well, I'm writing about early childhood, so maybe it would make sense to write about late childhood as well, early adulthood." Those…

— Paul Auster

I think it's very amazing that I do horror films when I had this awful childhood. But maybe that's why I'm good at it.

— Ingrid Pitt

You know, I'm trying to sometimes sit down and write some stories about my childhood and maybe one when I'm an old lady put…

— Shelby Lynne

“You're not a fool for being in love. You're only a fool if you don't give your all to Love but expect to be…

— Cj. Mackey

The mightiest love was granted him Love that does not expect to be loved.

— Jorge Luis Borges

No one must expect to be loved by everyone.Nigga!!!You aint no fuckin angel.

— Yshmael

If we seek to be loved - if we expect to be loved - this cannot be accomplished; we will be dependent and grasping…

— M. Scott Peck

Everyone wants to be loved. But first we must make ourselves lovable. We must prepare ourselves to be loved. We do this by becoming…

— Anonymous

I had good parents. Two older brothers, bit of a handful between us, all got ginger hair, a bit fiery. I remember a very…

— Sean Dyche

I had a very happy childhood and very loving parents. We didn't have much money and I suppose therefore you felt that anything you…

— Terry Leahy

My family life reads a bit like 'Little House on the Prairie.' I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we…

— Maeve Binchy

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was…

— Patti Smith

I had really loving parents and a happy childhood.

— Todd Haynes