"We're taught to expect unconditional love from our parents, but I think it is more the gift our children give us. It's they who love us helplessly, no matter what or who we are."

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Source : Kathryn Harrison (2011). “The Kiss: A Memoir”, p.175, Random House

Kathryn Harrison

#Children Quotes #Unconditional Love Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Maybe there is hope in the fragments, that what is lost can always be filled in by someone who knows.”
“It does not matter how many tumbles you have in this life, so long as you do not get dirty when you tumble; it is only the people who have to stop to be washed and made clean, who must necessarily lose the race. And I can assure you that there is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. You learn that which is of inestimable importance”
“The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.”

Source : Rolling Stone, New York, February 8, 1990.
“Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.”
“Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.”

Source : Robert Benchley (1976). “Chips Off the Old Benchley”, Amereon Limited
“We're forever focusing upon our differences, and never noticing how much we're all alike.”
“We do not start as dust. We do not end as dust. We make more than dust. That's all we ask of you. Make more than dust.”
“If you understand your character and feel like it's a collaborative process, you're more inclined to dive into the deep end and fight for your character and feel passionate about your character, and that passion comes across on screen.”

Source : "VIKINGS: Katheryn Winnick Talks Lagertha, Collaborative Process, and Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 23, 2015.

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