“Lunar Paraphrase" The moon is the mother of pathos and pity. When, at the wearier end of November, Her old light moves… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
Just — just to be clear,” he said. “You want to leave Tonks at her parents’ house and come away with us?”… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“How can you know love, and lose it, and go on living without it, and not feel the loss forever?" "You can't,"… — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
Your mother doesn't own you. Your father doesn't own you. You own you. — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
My father was a very strong male figure to me as a child. He was very dashing, had a wonderful sense of… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
Has it ever occurred to you that parents are nothing but overgrown kids until their children drag them into adulthood? Usually kicking… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“In my parents' day and age, it used to be the person who fell short. Now it's the discipline. Reading the classics… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
The hardest thing which I've experienced is calling up my father, Rance Howard, who's a wonderful actor, and telling him I've had… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
You know something, Harry? I think you would have given your father a run for his money, and THAT is saying something. — Remus Lupin Copy Share Image
My parents gave me guitar lessons aged five in the hopes I'd go into classical music and do grades, but as soon… — Griff Copy Share Image
“Go in peace," I said to him; "bear no ill-will to me, for Necessity yields to no man: and do not complain… — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
I think the biggest insult, the worst way you can offend a Mexican, is to insult their mother. A mother is the… — Emiliano Salinas Copy Share Image
“ bolster , v . I am very careful whenever I know you’re on the phone with your father. I know you’ll… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Thou O Lord, art my Father and Thou my Mother. Thou art the Giver of peace to my soul and very life. — Guru Arjan Copy Share Image
“My husband is a good man," she said. "It's important to him to be a good man. He has to not only… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
You’re always a kid around your parents… Unless they’re acting like children. Then you don’t get the chance. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Unpleasant?" he finished for her. "Only on the days when my adoptive mother tosses me out of the house with instructions never… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Princess Anne is like her father. From her, you'll never hear a complaint of any kind about her upbringing. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
I went from resenting my mother-in-law to accepting her, finally to appreciating her. What appeared to be her diffidence when I was… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
“That's my big problem. That's it! Before the Arrival,guys like Evan Walker never looked twice at me, much less shot wild game… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, in Japan, when mother, or baby, or mother and baby die in childbirth, people say, ‘Ah…they die because gods decide so.’… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“We all played cricket on the street or rooftops together, but I knew as we got older the girls would be expected… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
