Children Quote by Gary Chapman

“Love isn't something you can demand, or even expect, of children.”

— Andrea Richesin

“It is a father’s job to love his daughter in the way that she needs to be loved.”

— Karin Slaughter

“...I realized that there is no shortage of the love a mother has to offer her children. There is a never-ending supply of love,…

— Jill Smokler

“and no one likes to be forced to do anything. In fact, love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request…

— Gary Chapman

“It’s just that sometimes you love a kid just because they need it. Not because they deserve it, not because you really like them…just…

— Kristan Higgins

“A child just wants to love her parents and to be loved, and it seems like it should be simple to do that, but…

— Meg Wolitzer

“love is temperamental. tiring. it makes demands. love uses you. changes its mind.”

— Janet Fitch

“Love is not like choosing a partner for whist. It has a life of its own. our duty is merely to follow its call.”

— Dominic Smith

“Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something from our partner instead…

— Milan Kundera

“If you imagine that I have the smallest desire to receive your hand as a reward for having performed a difficult task to your…

— Georgette Heyer

“Love between man and woman is unstable, but the beautiful love that springs from companionship of children and parents lasts until the end.”

— R.L. Alsaker

“It’s as if we believe the general duties of love are fundamentally different from our specific duties as husbands and wives.”

— Winston T. Smith