--- title: "4 Adoption Quotes By Zara Phillips" description: "4 Adoption quotes by Zara Phillips. Plus more from Zara Phillips and more Adoption sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/zara-phillips-14342_adoption_i-wasn-t-crazy-after-all-i-wasn-t-the-on_642549.jpg" --- > [“I wasn't crazy after all. I wasn't the only one who experienced fear about loss and guilt towards their adoptive parents. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-wasn-t-crazy-after-all-i-wasn-t-the-only-one-who-experienced-fear/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/zara-phillips-14342_adoption_i-wasn-t-crazy-after-all-i-wasn-t-the-on_642549.jpg) > [“I strongly believe that to heal from the adoption wound we all have to grieve our losses individually and then together. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-strongly-believe-that-to-heal-from-the-adoption-wound-we-all-have/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/zara-phillips-14342_family_i-strongly-believe-that-to-heal-from-the_1416510.jpg) > [“...I couldn't let go of her hand. For a few moments, I looked at the shape of it, the roundness of her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-couldn-t-let-go-of-her-hand-for-a-few-moments-i-looked-at-the-shape/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/zara-phillips-14342_adoption_i-couldn-t-let-go-of-her-hand-for-a-few_2641694.jpg) > [“I began to read everything I could find on adoption. It amazes me that, prior to starting therapy, I had never done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-began-to-read-everything-i-could-find-on-adoption-it-amazes-me-that/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/zara-phillips-14342_adoption_i-began-to-read-everything-i-could-find_2930326.jpg) ## Other authors on Adoption - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nia-vardalos-70961.jpg) Nia Vardalos 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/nia-vardalos/) - [DaShanne Stokes 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/dashanne-stokes/) - [Sherrie Eldridge 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/sherrie-eldridge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jennifer-gilmore-48691.jpg) Jennifer Gilmore 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jennifer-gilmore/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-scott-simon-83711.jpg) Scott Simon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/scott-simon/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-jody-cantrell-dyer-65021.jpg) Jody Cantrell Dyer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jody-cantrell-dyer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeanette-winterson-48151.jpg) Jeanette Winterson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jeanette-winterson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-joseph-sylvester-46442.jpg) Beth Willis Miller 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/beth-willis-miller/) ## More by Zara Phillips > [I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don't have any nails to manicure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-don-t-have-a-stylist-and-i-do-most-of-my-shopping-online-just/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd rather just pick up the phone. Or Skype.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-think-facebook-s-dangerous-so-many-people-i-know-get-into-trouble/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/my-brother-and-i-have-been-able-to-get-on-and-have-been-very-lucky-to/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-was-always-told-from-the-hat-makers-that-you-should-have-your-hair/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an autograph for her?' And some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/sometimes-people-will-come-up-in-the-street-and-say-my-daughter-loves/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“The feeling of emptiness enveloped me. It was so strange. One minute you're pregnant and the next you're not. I couldn't get my mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/the-feeling-of-emptiness-enveloped-me-it-was-so-strange-one-minute/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“I am a fearful person who likes to control everything - I mean everything. How otehr people feel, what is going to happen next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-am-a-fearful-person-who-likes-to-control-everything-i-mean/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“Every time I learn more about my beginnings, I experience a new freedom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/every-time-i-learn-more-about-my-beginnings-i-experience-a-new-freedom/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“To any adopted person searching for help and support, I saw this: find people who really know and understand the adoption experience and stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/to-any-adopted-person-searching-for-help-and-support-i-saw-this-find/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“I wasn't crazy after all. I wasn't the only one who experienced fear about loss and guilt towards their adoptive parents. I was relieved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-wasn-t-crazy-after-all-i-wasn-t-the-only-one-who-experienced-fear/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather than a hat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-don-t-mind-a-big-fascinator-i-think-there-is-more-scope-for-artwork/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [“Part of me wished that my birth family could have been there too, but it would have been too hard for my parents, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/part-of-me-wished-that-my-birth-family-could-have-been-there-too-but/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/i-don-t-think-i-ll-still-be-riding-at-40-there-are-a-couple-of-people/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/my-dad-can-be-pretty-critical-sometimes/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) > [In our sport you're very lucky to find a horse of a lifetime and I found mine relatively early. He's done everything for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-phillips/in-our-sport-you-re-very-lucky-to-find-a-horse-of-a-lifetime-and-i/) [Zara Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-phillips/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/zara-phillips/#itemlist", "name": "4 Adoption Quotes By Zara Phillips", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I wasn't crazy after all. I wasn't the only one who experienced fear about loss and guilt towards their adoptive parents. I was relieved that it seemed very common. Adoption is an emotional subject and the problems don't end with reunion. 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