I was such a smart kid, I should have figured out that the only way to really get my parents’ attention was to disappoint them or fail. But by the time I finally realized that, succeeding was already a habit too ingrained to break.
Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.
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Leslye Walton
No true...father would be unconcerned about discord in his family that may cause it to disintegrate in his absence...
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Janvier ChouteuChando
And yeah, I know most people would think it weird that two guy friends touch as much as we do, but when you choose your family, you get to choose how it is between you, too. This is how we work. I hope you get...
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Patrick Ness
No father knows that he is carrying his son up the stairs for the final time
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Jonathan Safran Foer
But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.
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Margaret George
More Quotes By Sarah Dessen
There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.
Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.
No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater... The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like...
You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.
I like flaws. I think they make things interesting.
