Able Quote by Mindy Kaling

We ought to be able to talk about ideas, we ought to be able to debate ideas because that's how you get to consensus…

— Kim Reynolds

I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallenged. At the very least, we should debate. We should debate…

— Rand Paul

“It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children. And with good reason, for hardly a week passed…

— George Orwell

I hitchhiked at high school. My parents thought was a perfectly normal thing to do even though God knows I got blown a lot…

— John Waters

I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell anything, and…

— Matthew Quick

The parents thought I was nuts, but the kids loved the craziness.

— Soupy Sales

When I first told people I was writing a book, some would say that was interesting, but others thought it was some holiday project…

— Alexandra Adornetto

I was embarrassed by my parents. I thought they had nothing of interest to say or contribute to anything. My real crime was not…

— Linda Grant

I was a shy little girl. Growing up, I was often content being alone in my room, making up stories, and acting out all…

— Susan Lucci

My parents thought, 'Oh, my God! What's wrong with him? He's possessed or something.' All of a sudden, I stood up and started saying…

— Raul Julia

“The novel belongs to our parents, I thought then, I think now. That's what we grew up believing, that the novel belonged to our…

— Alejandro Zambra

“Parents, she thought, learned to survive touching their children less and less.”

— Celeste Ng