Memoir Quote by Leigh Newman

“I don’t understand parents. Honestly, I don’t think anybody ever does.”

— Neil Gaiman

“How we ever came from the same parents is a wonder. Nothing suits you more than a crowd, and nothing suits me less.”

— Nora Roberts

“Sometimes I wonder if I'm nothing more than the sum of who [my parents] were. Even worse, I worry that I don't add up…

— Cooper Davis

“I don't think it matters how many parents you've got, so long as the ones who are around make their presence in a long…

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

“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

“Parents just concentrate on the thing that drives them nuts and all the other good stuff you do goes out the window.”

— Joan Bauer

“It's easier for parents to ignore, to pretend that everything's great and then do whatever they want while convinced it's something you want, too.”

— Sophie Jordan

“None of them even know who they are. They're just acting out their roles. Being what their parents made them. Always trying to be…

— Marie Sexton

“Parents were what they were; it was not up to you to try to puzzle them out.”

— Katherine Paterson

“Parents are supposed to protect you, but they seem to be really, really lousy at it.”

— Hannah Harrington

“There just comes a point where you realize it is time to show up for your parents, no matter what has passed between you…

— Kim Severson

“I am a conscious parent. That means I realize that I am not here to teach my children, but rather we are meant to…

— Monika Zands