Bleak Quote by Robert Cormier

I had a wonderful home life. My parents are the ultimate, wonderful supporters, so there was never a moment where I felt like I…

— Colin Donnell

It was a great childhood. We weren't especially wealthy or anything, but I felt I had a kind of safety and freedom.

— Sarah Waters

I was blessed to grow up in really interesting times and to go back to a home where I was very safe.

— Dennis Lehane

Everything was an escape for me when I was younger. I had a tumultuous home life thanks to the unsavoury characters my mom would…

— Rosa Salazar

I had an exciting, interesting childhood, to be sure, with all of the challenges that ghetto life provides - but had loving parents.

— Michael Eric Dyson

I grew up in a very suburban neighborhood, so I was used to everything being safe and lovely.

— Aja Naomi King

I had a very wonderful growing up. I was surrounded by loving people.

— Annie Murphy

There was a lot of turmoil in my family.

— Tiffany Darwish

I remember I grew up in a poor family and we had almost nothing and we were not treated very well by our family.…

— Luis Negron

We had a great childhood and boyhood. It was a wonderful time through those years. A lot of it was through the Depression years,…

— James Arness

I had really loving parents and a happy childhood.

— Todd Haynes

I had two amazing parents, two younger brothers, grandparents, a supportive community. Really loved.

— Ryan Leaf