Away Quote by Rachel Cusk

Raising a child is the only relationship you have where if you do it right, it will end in separation.

— Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal

“When a man is deeply involved with his children it is harder for him to leave, and is it harder for a woman to…

— Kate Figes

I think part of being a parent, to love one's child, is to accept them as they come - not to see them as…

— Michael Sandel

You don't understand,' she said, and there was a puzzling trace of resentment in her voice. 'Children never do. The love a parent has…

— Cassandra Clare

This tension between ambition and parenthood, that's not a reckoning that many men face. There are plenty of men who say, 'Oh, I need…

— Rumaan Alam

I think it's a confusing, tough thing. I mean, I can imagine in this situation. Being a single dad myself now and trying to…

— Chris Harrison

There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child - and an instinct to make any child who needs her…

— Robert Breault

I had a different impression of motherhood. I was told it'll be tough but I realised that eventually it is what you make of…

— Lisa Haydon

Make sure your decision to have a child is based on the need to share your life completely with another little human being and…

— Iman Abdulmajid

Remember...that each child is a separate person, yours forever, but never fully yours. She can never be all you wished or wanted,or all you…

— Stella Chess

The thing is, when you have a child with someone, like it or not, you're going to have to have a continuing relationship with…

— Lesley Manville

Everyone always says that having kids is messy and sloppy. It's true, but you as a parent have to try to bring some boundaries…

— Victoria Chang