Laura

“And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.”
― Sydney J. Harris, The Best of Sydney J. Harris

“Your parents were far from saints, Alice. It would be generous to say they were ordinary people who made some very serious mistakes. Don't make them out to be perfect. That’s too thin a wire for anyone to be able to keep their balance.”
― Tracy Guzeman, The Gravity of Birds

“Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Isn’t that an odd thing for a parent to wish for a child? That he would be less than what he is?”
― Tracy Guzeman, The Gravity of Birds