“In this city of concave algae ponds, my mother begins to plant bonsais, nettle and leaf: silk against the skin.” — Sneha Subramanian Kanta Copy Share Image
“Just like that fateful day when she and her mother had been taken out of the winter palace, her father had no… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Like any other tool for facilitating the completion of a questionable task, rewards offer a "how" answer to what is really a… — Alfie Kohn Copy Share Image
If you were born in September, it's pretty safe to assume that your parents started their new year with a bang. Today's… — Kevin Copy Share Image
I think one of the things about parents and children is there are the accidents of temperament. There's no guarantee that just… — Aline Brosh McKenna Copy Share Image
The feminists took me as a role model, as a mother. It bothers me. I am not interested in being a mother.… — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
I come from a home where my mother was the only emotional umbrella under which we found all the warmth and comforts… — Mahesh Bhatt Copy Share Image
Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
Home is where I am. Sadly, I don't need a history to be able to exist somewhere. When I was still very… — Sophie Hunger Copy Share Image
There is a time in our life when we need to strut our stuff and groove on grandiosity, when we need to… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
My mother and father, with my newborn brother and me in the backseat of the 1938 Ford sedan that would be our… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
Before I was a parent I was struck by Rilke, who, as you know, didn't go to his daughter's wedding because he… — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
“There are only two lives we might live: our dream or our destiny. Sometimes they are one in the same, and sometimes… — Glennon Doyle Melton Copy Share Image
You never know when it will be the last time you'll see your father, or kiss your wife, or play with your… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
I don't know that any woman could ever not think about that at some point - even making the choice not to… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
“I came here as a son seeking his father’s approval, hoping you could recognize what she and I have. But, it appears… — Nicole Gulla Copy Share Image
“The journey of motherhood centers on being the person God has chosen out of all humanity and space and time to care… — Rachel Balducci Copy Share Image
Thanks to my father, I didn't have to face the tough side of life. Probably that's why I always chose love over… — Sonam Kapoor Copy Share Image
My parents are civil, but they don't keep in touch or hang out or anything. If they're in the same room together… — Cassadee Pope Copy Share Image
I wasn't born a first lady or a senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a lawyer or an advocate… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Just know that there's bad men in the world, and dying fast by your mother is a better way than theirs.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
As a doctor and father, I often come back to the proverb, 'Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
Raj had been talking on the phone 4 about half, an hour before he hung up. his father said, Wow! That was… — Chloe Copy Share Image
Anyone who has a parent can relate to this idea of not quite understanding who your parents are or making up stories… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“The church grew very lonely about him, and he began to feel like a child whose mother has forsaken it. Only he… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
I don't regret the numerous pictures of Brigitte Bardot, but I'd rather have a good photograph of my father. — Raymond Depardon Copy Share Image
To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Maybe that's the thing with liberation. It comes with a price. Forty years wandering through the desert. Or incurring the wrath of… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to… — Joakim Noah Copy Share Image
“Patrick explained that your father is absent. What about your mother, dear?" Mother? Oh, she's in a dusty motel in California right… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
I used to hang out with grandfather all the time because he used to pick me up from school sometimes, or drive… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
It just so happens that my father spoke through his music, so his voice and his music are one and the same.… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be acting but...my parents (who are Cambodian) wanted me to be something else with more stability, like a… — Ellen Wong Copy Share Image
“Anna glanced over at her father and Mac added, “Sometimes it’s like that. Some boys want to date other boys, and some… — Kaje Harper Copy Share Image
“What is Tumblr anyway? Is it like Facebook?" "No, and you're forbidden to get one. No parents allowed. You guys already took… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
My child was one of Nature's Tories pitted against a mother who was one of nurture's Lefties: it was no contest. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
My mother and grandmother created this secret garden where it was OK for boys to play with dolls, and it was OK… — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
The Brady Bunch is a live action modern fairytale of family. In this context it's less odd that it's lasted for over… — Christopher Knight Copy Share Image