Men of honor will do things for their children that they would never consider doing for themselves. ~ A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
Parents are apt to see no injustice in the fact that they are often annoyed with their offspring for possessing attributes, both of character and appearance, with which they themselves have endowed them. ~ The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay
“But a wise parent humours the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and adviser when his absolute rule shall cease.” ~ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
“The universe,” he observed, “makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid.” ~ Bleak House by Charles Dickens
“If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them – not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.” ~ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
“My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don’t you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.” ~ The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Like many other unfortunate young people, Harvey had never in all his life received a direct order – never, at least, without long, and sometimes tearful, explanations of the advantages of obedience and the reasons for the request. ~ Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
“I do hate singing before that sort of audience. It is like giving them your soul to look at, and you don’t want them to see it. It seems indecent. To my mind, music is the most REVEALING thing in the world.” ~ The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay