Lilian Doud

“I explained my whole theory about parenting being better if it was like a large Italian family having dinner under a tree while children play. Rebecca poured more wine and explained her theory of child-rearing, which is that you should behave as badly as possible so that the children will rebel against you and turn out like Saffron in Absolutely Fabulous.”
― Helen Fielding, Mad About the Boy

“I do believe that there's life after love, and also that there is love, still, after a life is over.”
― Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed

“Suspecting and knowing are not the same.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“We were left with nothing because of a love like acid that ate its way through our entire family.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree