Front Quote by Alissa Quart

We live inside our parents' backstory.

— Jacqueline Woodson

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

— Brad Meltzer

Our parents did an excellent job of making sure we were always outside of the house.

— T. J. Watt

Oh, why will parents always appear at the wrong time? Some extraordinary mistake in nature, I suppose.

— Oscar Wilde

“Historically, people move west more than east. People go east only when invited. When opportunity knocks. People go west when all bets are off:…

— Karen Hines

Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which…

— Hubert Butler

I've always believed that parents are not for leaning upon, but rather exist to make leaning unnecessary.

— Wayne Dyer

We had a very strict upbringing.

— Henry Golding

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world.

— Christopher Eccleston

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

— Carre Otis

I always knew I was the center of my parents.

— Chelsea Clinton

We've got to focus and make sure that we're great parents.

— Ray J