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"One of the nicest things you can do to kick-start your children's day is to tell them honestly they look nice as they head out the door. This easy, five-second exchange says to your child: 'I see you; I notice you; I love you.'"

"Only when you are grown up, perhaps only when you have children yourself, do you fully understand that your own parents had a full and intricate existence before you were born."

"Being a good mother, it seemed to me, meant you ran the risk of losing your child."

"Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived lives of the parents."

"I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body."

"After having been standing by the gate of the garden for a long time, Siddhartha realised that his desire was foolish, which had made him go up to this place, that he could not help his son, that he was not allowed to cling him. Deeply, he felt the love for the run-away in his heart, like a wound, and he felt at the same time that this wound had not been given to him in order to turn the knife in it, that it had to become a blossom and had to shine."
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"That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle that the Vatican has overlooked."

"Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy."

"People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on."

"I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time."

"Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much."

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."

"Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries."
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