Gathering Quote by Debbie Macomber

“I'd left them because I'd loved them. Beth and my parents and my friends and my life-my free, American life. I loved them, and…

— Andrew Klavan

“I'm an orphan now, thought Charlotte. No matter how old you are, when your parents are gone, you are alone - an orphan.”

— Libby Schmais

“Your parents are never gone from you. You'll see that someday, hopefully a very long time from now.”

— John Searles

“Suddenly I'm scared. That the solar panels were a time machine. That I'm a grown-up woman coming back to this place after many years.…

— Jennifer Egan

Knowing that the voices of both parents have now gone has left me with a great deal of pain and sadness. They sacrificed so…

— Judi Love

“Her parents had gone from a couple who would be different, who would be better than anyone, who were determined to be better than…

— Lorrie Moore

“Nothing was right with her parents gone, no matter how much she'd tried to go on without them.”

— Caragh M. O'Brien

My parents were severe alcoholics. When I was about 17 years old, I finally left home. It wasn't a choice that I made; it…

— Ryan Bingham

The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but…

— Alice Munro

“What I'm Afraid Of: [...] That I'm a grown-up woman coming back to this place after many years. That my parents are gone, and…

— Jennifer Egan

The departing year: my grey hair I needn't hide from parents now gone.

— Seifu

If you decide on having an alcoholic at your party, make sure it's a large gathering. This way, until the alcoholic begins removing their…

— Amy Sedaris