“ It was as if my father had given me, by way of temperament, an impossibly wild, dark, and unbroken horse. It was a horse without a name, and a horse with no experience of a bit between its teeth. My mother taught me to gentle it; gave me the discipline and love to break it; and- as Alexander had known so intuitively with Bucephalus- she understood, and taught me, that the beast was best handled by turning it toward the sun. Kay Redfield Jamison Psychologist
“ I don't want my daughter to be educated. I think women should just be decorative. Richard Brautigan Novelist
“ Life with a daughter of nine through twelve is a special experience for parents, particularly mothers. In a daughter's looks, actions, attitudes, passions, loves, and hates, in her fears and her foibles, a mother will see herself at the same age. You are far enough away to have some perspective on what your daughter is going through. Still, you are close enough, if reminded, to feel it all again. Stella Chess Author
“ Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you! George M. Cohan Playwright
“ Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going. Phyllis Diller Comedienne