Parenting Quote by Haruki Murakami

“I don't know what happened to your parents or why they did what they did. But in all the world, I could have wished…

— John Stephens

“And I saw just the other day, in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter, whose long battle with…

— Barack Obama

“I was a girl, I learned, who got what she wanted, but not without sadness, not without cutting a swath of destruction so wide…

— Anton DiSclafani

“Children were very cruel and made fun of me. I could tell you many stories of times I was treated badly, and although the…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“My mother was in the bathtub crying and I was standing outside the door waiting, just in case she decided to slip her head…

— Eula Biss

“Mom rubbed the back of my neck and we kept walking, away from the kids and the colors and the high-pitched, happy voices. Seeing…

— Amy Sargent Swank

“From diapers on, I felt like there was something not good about me, but it was invisible to everybody but my mother. And whenever…

— Jerry Stahl

“I lowered my hands and stared at the tiny horse, considering his question. I couldn’t think of anyone I’d ever felt sorry for. There…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I realized that I was okay with myself. I was quirky and withdrawn and loud, but I liked that. I smiled at strangers without…

— Anna White

“I closed the door and sank into my desk chair. My heart was pounding even harder. I felt like someone who had just staggered…

— Kate White

“I was a happy child. I felt loved. I never would've imagined that things would turn out the way that they did".”

— Bella Forrest

“I can tell my parents are unhappy by the way they smile at waiters. In that small act of ingratiation I can see the…

— Matt Greene