A mother's sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“And the pebbles fight each other as rocks/And my father bends among them/Two hands outstretching up to me/Not that I can hear.” — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
“Peeta,” I say lightly. “You said at the interview you’d had a crush on me forever. When did forever start?” “Oh, let’s… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“In the beginning, his holding could calm the babies, but soon they wanted more motion and wouldn't allow their father to sit… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
But my parents picked Ft. Wayne, which was the best decision because if they had brought me to New York or Philly,… — Heather Headley Copy Share Image
“I don’t think He bargains.” “Oh yes He does. I may not be religious but I know my Bible. My mother saw… — P.D. James Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, both my mom and my dad worked night shifts, so we would spend a lot of time… — Katie Hill Copy Share Image
I mean, her father was an alcoholic, and her mother was the suffering wife of a man who she could never predict… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I grew up in a house my parents built together on a mountain in Tennessee. When we moved in, the walls were… — Rachel Boston Copy Share Image
Eddie Conway is central to my first memories. My parents used to take me to, when it was open, the Baltimore city… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“My father was a doctor,' she says, 'a very kind man. He died in the early '70s, relatively young.' She taps the… — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
The boy I just kissed is talking to my father. The boy I want to kiss again is waiting for my mother… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“And in the night my own mother came to the window to meet me, strange, solitary; splendid with countless stars; my mother… — Anna Kavan Copy Share Image
When new cooks come to work for me, they obviously make mistakes at the beginning or there's some messiness to the presentation.… — Joel Robuchon Copy Share Image
You know I love you,' said the other mother flatly. 'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
“He didn’t always tell his father when it happened, because the old man’s face turned mottled blue over his doublet, and unless… — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
In August of 1989, we arrived in Los Angeles where we had family. With their help, along with that of Jewish resettlement… — Milana Vayntrub Copy Share Image
I would never become an alcoholic like my father because my father deserted us. But diseases, there's no let up. — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
American parents, on the whole, do not want their sons to be artisans or craftsmen, but business or professional people. As a… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“She knew what Silas wanted. He wanted her to believe Amos was alive somewhere. Silas wanted help, clinging to his hope. She… — Ari Berk Copy Share Image
Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“Do you know what Hell is? ...No fire, no brimstone. Man in his infinite folly invented that to rob from his brothers… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
When talking w/kids its not what we say but how we say it! Think about your tone of voice & non-verbal communication.… — Kevin Heath Copy Share Image
So my mum bought a jacuzzi, and I was in there along with my father and my sister, when my mother decided… — Russell Howard Copy Share Image
Both of my parents worked incredibly hard, and eating out was a treat. — Christina Tosi Copy Share Image
I express my profound thanks to a loving Heavenly Father who gives to you, to me, and to all who sincerely seek,… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Our founding fathers could not have foreseen that freedom of the press might eventually be threatened just as much by media consolidation… — Marshall Herskovitz Copy Share Image
I have five older siblings, so we were always sharing stuff. I think my parents did a good job of letting us… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Two gay men decide to have a baby. They mix their sperm and have a surrogate mother artificially inseminated. When the baby… — Kevin Copy Share Image
“To be a good mother, a woman is supposed to devote herself entirely to her children (and often a dependent and childlike… — Gabrielle Palmer Copy Share Image
Instead of loving the Trinity of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), we tend to love a different trinity: Me, myself, and… — Mark Hart Copy Share Image
