"At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead."

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Source : William Landay (2012). “Defending Jacob: A Novel”, p.71, Delacorte Press

William Landay

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“I have been heavily criticized in the past at magazines for my black-and-white photography and the aggressive punch - I prefer to call it strong emotion - to the pictures. When everything is virtually disposable I feel these pictures really stand out.”
“Nothing is easier than fault finding.”
“A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.”

Source : Joseph Fort Newton (1937). “Living Every Day: A Book of Faith, Philosophy, and Fun,”
“Time never bears such moments on his wing as when he flies too swiftly to be marked.”
“happiness aint got no Ph.D. or no certain amount of zeroes behind it!”

Source : Terry McMillan (2002). “A Day Late and a Dollar Short”, p.222, Penguin
“I've tried to be clear about who I am, and be as open as possible with the press, and speak extremely candidly and openly about stuff. I feel like in almost every instance, it's completely backfired, and I feel like people have all these kind of absurd ideas about the way I think about myself, and my own self-identity.”
“If everyone practiced yoga, pharmacies would have to close.”
“Milk Duds. It doesn't' bother me that it gets stuck in my teeth or anything.”

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