Dinner Quote by K. Martin Beckner

“I thought being home might do you good, but … I forget sometimes parents aren’t always … good for their kids.”

— Gillian Flynn

“We can’t get away with anything with children. They are keen and attentive, and they will eventually grow up to tell the story of…

— Sarah Mae

“without much fanfare. My mother invited the usual neighborhood kids over, but fewer of them showed up than in previous years.”

— Mary Morony

“Some of the mothers looked overwhelmed - they were no longer accustomed to supervising their own kids in a normal, day-to-day way.”

— Piper Kerman

“You know, one of the tiny little perks that comes from having no parents is that you never have to worry about walking in…

— SLJ Shortt

“From the earliest days, we knew that it was not possible to do good work with the little children without the help of their…

— Caroline Pratt

“Sometimes as parents, we go through things so that our children don't have to...”

— Tyreen King-Maddox

“Thankfully, the farmers understand my request that the children not be allowed to peer through the windows at me. It would be alarming for…

— Kate Bernheimer

“Aren’t parents ever right? They either do too goddamned much or too goddamned little, but they’re never right, at least not as far as…

— J.A. Jance

“Kids don't think about their folks nearly as much as everybody imagines. Parents are just there, like background music at the mall.”

— Ron Koertge

“Fortunately, though she was hungry, she didn't mind missing a meal. Life was full of meals. They took up an enormous proportion of one's…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

“When it comes to their kids, parents are all just instinct and hope. And fear.”

— M.L. Stedman