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Parents Quotes


"When a child is bruised physically or emotionally, parents often reward him with a treat."


"I was very lucky. My parents raised me in such a way that it never occurred to me that I wasn't equal."


"For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and we slept on pillows."


"Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on."


"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them."


"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."


"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."


"My parents were in short street, so they had to go abroad to economize."


"I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents."


"My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing."


"And my parents' separation was tricky. But my mum had always been really honest with me, and treated me like an adult even when I was really young, so I knew they hadn't been getting on."


"I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."


"My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician."



"I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set."
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