
I’d never heard my parents make love. If they made love, they did it silently, like bank robbers, like surgeons.
– Ottessa Moshfegh
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- It is very sad to see children live like orphans while their parents are still alive. After all, children need the constant love of parents. – Gugu Mona
- It is very sad to see children live like orphans whilst their parents are still alive. After all, children need the constant love of parents. – Gift Gugu Mona
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- A child that’s being abused by its parents doesn’t stop loving its parents, it stops loving itself. – Shahida Arabi
- Is there a magical time when children become parents to their parents? – Ralph Webster
- Is there a magical age when children become parents to their parents? – Ralph Webster
- Patients are almost always preceded by their parents, because no matter how fast an ambulance can drive, terrified parents can drive faster. – John Green
