My parents were severe alcoholics. When I was about 17…

“I'm an orphan now, thought Charlotte. No matter how old you are, when your parents are gone, you are alone - an orphan.”

— Libby Schmais

“The gathering with Sam and Beth’s parents had gone relatively well,”

— Debbie Macomber

“Your parents are never gone from you. You'll see that someday, hopefully a very long time from now.”

— John Searles

“Suddenly I'm scared. That the solar panels were a time machine. That I'm a grown-up woman coming back to this place after many years.…

— Jennifer Egan

Knowing that the voices of both parents have now gone has left me with a great deal of pain and sadness. They sacrificed so…

— Judi Love

“Her parents had gone from a couple who would be different, who would be better than anyone, who were determined to be better than…

— Lorrie Moore

“Nothing was right with her parents gone, no matter how much she'd tried to go on without them.”

— Caragh M. O'Brien

The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but…

— Alice Munro

“What I'm Afraid Of: [...] That I'm a grown-up woman coming back to this place after many years. That my parents are gone, and…

— Jennifer Egan

The departing year: my grey hair I needn't hide from parents now gone.

— Seifu

I left home at 18, but I still voted in Kentucky. Every holiday, I came home to Kentucky.

— Amy McGrath

I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since.

— Jose Calderon

I genuinely haven't really had a rebellious phase. I think it's just because of the way I was brought up. I think it's because…

— Emma Watson

“May I ask what you have in your black leather bag with gold buckles?" "Everything." They were climbing a narrow staircase. Rhoda stopped to…

— Maurice Sendak

I left home at 21 to go and play for Munich and was immediately able to perform at a high standard. It was totally…

— Mario Gotze