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    Jane Austen
    “An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: choice, husbands, marriage, parents, proposals
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    Roald Dahl
    “It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.”
    ― Roald Dahl, Matilda
    tags: children, parents
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    Jodi Picoult
    “I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them.
    Brian Fitzgerald, talking about his children.”
    ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
    tags: growing-up, parenting, parents
    178 likes

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    Shannon L. Alder
    “When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?”
    ― Shannon L. Alder
    tags: best-friends, betrayal, boyfriends, break-ups, dating, divorce, family, friends, friendships, girlfriends, lost-love, love, loved-ones, lovers, marriage, moving-on, parents, ponderings, reflection, relationships, romance, senseless, soulmates, true-love, unrequited-love
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    Huntley Fitzpatrick
    “I cannot help but wonder if any parents ever actually schedule in adolescent drama on their day planners. Looks like a slow week, Sarah. I guess I can pencil in your eating disorder.”
    ― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door
    tags: drama, parents, teenage
    141 likes

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    Jodi Picoult
    “Parents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up.”
    ― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care
    tags: parents
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Parents shouldn't leave their kids unless —unless they've got to.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: chapter-11, harry-potter, page-215, parents, the-bribe
    92 likes

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    Stephen Chbosky
    “but my dad said it was no excuse.
    "But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much.
    "No, you don't."
    "I hate you!"
    "No, you don't." My dad can be very calm sometimes.
    "He's my whole world."
    "Don't ever say that about anyone again. Not even me." That was my mom.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    tags: love, parents, perks-of-being-a-wallflower
    79 likes

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    Sophie Kinsella
    “There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.”
    ― Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic
    tags: life, motherhood, mothers, parents, parents-and-children, sympathy
    87 likes

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    Sean Covey
    “It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.”
    ― Sean Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
    tags: admitting-faults, children, funny, parents
    44 likes

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    J.G. Ballard
    “Unhappy parents teach you a lesson that lasts a lifetime.”
    ― J.G. Ballard
    tags: happiness, parents
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    “Try to imagine what the rising generation could become if these five righteous patterns were practiced consistently in every home. Our young people could be like Helaman’s army: invincible (see Alma 57:25--26).”
    ― Larry R. Lawrence
    tags: generation, parenting, parents
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    Cassandra Clare
    “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 for a child, there's nothing else like it. No other love so consuming.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
    tags: parental-love
    30 likes



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