Florence Castro

“The plants and flowers
I raised about my hut
I now surrender
To the will
Of the wind”
― Ryokan

“There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.”
― Peter De Vries

“Maybe children just want whatever it is they don't get. And then they grow up and give their children what they wanted, be it silence or information, affection or independence--so that child, in turn, craves something else. With every generation the pendulum swings from opposite to opposite, stillness and peace so elusive.”
― Laura Moriarty, The Rest of Her Life

“We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did—a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now vindicated grandparents. And you thought God had no sense of humor.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year