"In one way or another, every parent is curious what their children... what are they doing when we don't see?... What double lives are they leading? Is there something else?"

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Source : "'The Dinner' Asks: What Will You Do To Protect Your Family?". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.capeandislands.org. February 18, 2013.

Herman Koch

#Children Quotes #Parent Quotes #Way Quotes

“Not like I need an excuse to enjoy a Moscow mule, but this tray and six-mug set, handmade in Mexico with hammered recycled copper, makes cocktail hour extra special.”
“I didnt want to be encumbered by what anyone elses abilities were, their equipment or environment or their ability to get certain products.”
“The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time.”
“You learn from your mistakes.”
“There is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me, Iâ€™ve tried.”

Source : Sarah Kay, “If I should have a daughter”
“I wanted to be in my daughter's life, and I decided I didn't want to do music anymore because I was compromising myself too much and I wasn't loving what I was doing.”
“I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard before that, that suddenly I saw the power of people. I didn't know such a power existed, I saw people criticising their own president; you couldn't do that in Pakistan - you'd be thrown in prison.”
“I find that, once you get into a position where you can afford a pair of shoes and a decent level of living, success in itself is empty.”

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