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> [“You want to know the secret to raising good kids?” “What’s that? asked Thomas. “High expectations.” Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the secret to a happy marriage?” Clyde smiled back, but his face started to fall, and he chose his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/you-want-to-know-the-secret-to-raising-good-kids-what-s-that-asked/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

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## More by Chris Nicolaisen

> [“Jane wondered why small-minded people often form such large groups as she made her way home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/jane-wondered-why-small-minded-people-often-form-such-large-groups-as/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“I need a seatbelt on an airplane like a hole in the head,” thought Jane, as she smiled back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/i-need-a-seatbelt-on-an-airplane-like-a-hole-in-the-head-thought-jane/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“Thomas had never seen anything like her in his life, and he knew, with a beautiful sort of sadness, that he never would again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/thomas-had-never-seen-anything-like-her-in-his-life-and-he-knew-with/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“Scars are something of a body’s memoir.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/scars-are-something-of-a-body-s-memoir/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“It takes a day to fall in love and a lifetime to forget.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/it-takes-a-day-to-fall-in-love-and-a-lifetime-to-forget/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“You want to know the secret to raising good kids?” “What’s that? asked Thomas. “High expectations.” Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the secret to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/you-want-to-know-the-secret-to-raising-good-kids-what-s-that-asked/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“It was as hard to be a Norwegian in 1881 as it was to be an American in 1770. Perhaps even harder, as Norway…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/it-was-as-hard-to-be-a-norwegian-in-1881-as-it-was-to-be-an-american/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“Their faces were contorted with a horror only known to those who have silenced their consciences.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/their-faces-were-contorted-with-a-horror-only-known-to-those-who-have/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

> [“The years of his life had not been gentle, and there was something untamable about him; his eyes seemed to say everything and nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/the-years-of-his-life-had-not-been-gentle-and-there-was-something/)

[Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/)

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