Character Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

Becoming a father made me much more interested in the parent character in my novels. I've never found parents that interesting.

— John Green

“My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the…

— sir Conan Doyle

Being a parent gives you historical perspective. You have thoughts about how you fit into a larger generational drama - those who came before…

— Marianne Williamson

A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful.

— Sally Phillips

Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over…

— Joseph Barbera

My first generation of young readers now have not only children, but some of them have grandchildren to whom they're introducing their old passion.

— Diane Duane

What I've learned about being a parent is how much you sort of secretly learn from everyone else and how valuable it is.

— Sarah Jessica Parker

My parents have taught me the value of reading and self-love through books that have characters that look like me and talk like me.

— Marley Dias

My mother always read to me as a child. I really believe that bonding time between a parent and child is so important and…

— Mary Engelbreit

What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They…

— Richard Russo

My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.

— David Gross

I sometimes find that my family's emphasis on stories, characters, and art that appeals directly to children rather than over their heads to adults…

— Mike Berenstain