Came Quote by Lisa Lutz

Since I was five, I've known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one's own origins.

— Jodi Picoult

I was adopted when I was 4. The woman who adopted me, she was 64 years old.

— Kirk Franklin

I was raised in Brooklyn and in Baltimore. My father was a bookkeeper. When I was 36 years old, my mother told me I…

— Harry Frankfurt

My parents in America always told me that I was adopted. It's never been a secret to me.

— Jessica Long

I've always known I was adopted.

— Emily Procter

I grew up in a family that had young people adopted from all over the world.

— Ronan Farrow

I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.

— Oksana Masters

My parents adopted me from foster care.

— Jon Husted

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was - and that my…

— Gloria Steinem

I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.

— Michael Nyqvist

I was born and raised in America.

— Dorit Kemsley

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was, and that my real…

— Gloria Steinem