Oliver Quote by Melissa Bank

“Is there anything as incredible as the love story of your own parents?”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Is there anyone dearer than the children of people you love, especially when you don’t have your own?”

— Lisa Unger

“I love my parents' murderer; I suppose I could love anyone.”

— Holly Black

“It's quite sad that so many children go through life unsure whether their parents love them or not.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“He loved them deeply, but sometimes love becomes a power game between the ambitions that parents have for their children and the ambitions that…

— Witi Ihimaera

“I didn't know that you could love and hate your parents totally separately and equally. But you can. And I do.”

— Arlaina Tibensky

“You weren’t always born to the right parents. And parents didn’t necessarily get the kids they were meant to raise.”

— Judy Blume

“I never wanted to find my birth parents - if one set of parents felt like a misfortune, two sets would be self-destructive... I…

— Jeanette Winterson

“I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they…

— Bill Konigsberg

“Who would be grateful for this?  Two parents that don’t want you.  All the money in the world, but no happiness?”

— Harper Sloan

“He would never again need anything from his mother and father but their love.”

— Frederick Drimmer

“while an adult could rarely be universally loved, everyone could love the right kid.”

— Neal Shusterman