Laurina Octave

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
― Narcotics Anonymous

“Assuming mother's absence is only for a short time, don't be too concerned if you find yourself being more relaxed than she is over what the children eat. It is far better to maintain harmony and let mother cope with the problem later. You can use the excuse "You are only having this because Mummy's in hospital!".”
― Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, NMAA Cooks

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”
― Emilie Buchwald

“When kids made a decision for themselves they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that he had made the right choice so he worked hard and did well. If we'd forced him to go to college somewhere else all the incentives would've been different. Then he would have had a motive to prove that we were wrong.”
― Cokie Roberts Steve Roberts, From This Day Forward