--- title: "1 Being a parent Quotes By Ursula Hegi" description: "1 Being a parent quotes by Ursula Hegi. Plus more from Ursula Hegi and more Being a parent sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/ursula-hegi-24427_being-a-parent_that-s-the-nature-of-being-a-parent-sabi_2137678.png" --- > [That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/that-s-the-nature-of-being-a-parent-sabine-has-discovered-you-ll-love/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/ursula-hegi-24427_being-a-parent_that-s-the-nature-of-being-a-parent-sabi_2137678.png) ## Other authors on Being a parent - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-a-parent/anne-lamott/) ## More by Ursula Hegi > [“She also told me it wore down her spirit to live in the desert landscape that was parched by midsummer, to plant a garden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/she-also-told-me-it-wore-down-her-spirit-to-live-in-the-desert/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/some-acts-of-faith-i-believe-have-the-power-to-grant-us-something/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [I don't write for an audience. I write for myself. And if I imagine an audience at all, it's the characters, but I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/i-don-t-write-for-an-audience-i-write-for-myself-and-if-i-imagine-an/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/what-the-river-was-showing-her-now-was-that-she-could-flow-beyond-the/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“I think . . . you should have children, John." At least he's no longer talking about bugs. "I'm too young, Dad." "It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/i-think-you-should-have-children-john-at-least-he-s-no-longer-talking/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [In language that's lyrical and haunting, Cheryl Strayed writes about bliss and loss, about the kind of grace that startles and transforms us in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/in-language-that-s-lyrical-and-haunting-cheryl-strayed-writes-about/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [About endings…unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/about-endings-unless-we-do-them-well-we-have-to-keep-repeating-them/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“These are things," Trudi's father told her long before she was old enough for confession, "that the church calls sins, but they are part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/these-are-things-trudi-s-father-told-her-long-before-she-was-old/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“Deine Anpassungsfäheigkeit—Your ability to adapt,” her husband said, “is far more dangerous to you than any of them will ever be. You’ll keep adapting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/deine-anpassungsf-heigkeit-your-ability-to-adapt-her-husband-said-is/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/a-perfectly-happy-marriage-there-is-no-such-thing-there-are-strong/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [I like to keep myself wrapped in layers of sleep and wait for the geraniums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/i-like-to-keep-myself-wrapped-in-layers-of-sleep-and-wait-for-the/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“Marrying a woman who was reckless must have been the ultimate reckless act, requiring a lifetime of balancing to keep both of them safe”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/marrying-a-woman-who-was-reckless-must-have-been-the-ultimate/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“And what she hated more than anything that moment was for all the differences between people to matter no more - no more differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/and-what-she-hated-more-than-anything-that-moment-was-for-all-the/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“Everyone does it." "But no one talks about it," Gloria said. "About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/everyone-does-it-but-no-one-talks-about-it-gloria-said-about-the/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) > [“He didn't know how to speak properly, how to walk properly, how to comb his hair, and she felt embarrassed for him as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-hegi/he-didn-t-know-how-to-speak-properly-how-to-walk-properly-how-to-comb/) [Ursula Hegi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-hegi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-a-parent/ursula-hegi/#itemlist", "name": "1 Being a parent Quotes By Ursula Hegi", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. 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