"Contrary to all we hear about women and their empty-nest problem, it may be fathers more often than mothers who are pained by thechildren's imminent or actual departure--fathers who want to hold back the clock, to keep the children in the home for just a little longer. Repeatedly women compare their own relief to their husband's distress"

-- Lillian B. Rubin

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Husband Quotes

“A little adversity can't hold me down.”
“My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.”
“There is nothing harder to come by than detachment and solitude; and nothing more important.”
“I had a band called the Sound Of Love and that was R&B songs about girls in my high school. I played in some other indie bands who were trying to make it big; those sucked. Then I started Makeout Videotape and that was that.”
“You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them.”

Source : Atul Gawande (2014). “Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End”, p.143, Profile Books
“Life's all about making choices. You've made the choice to pick up the pieces and keep going, even when you've been devastated over and over again.”
“I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons.”
“We wanted it more live and raw. We didn't want a studio sound.”

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