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- Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. — Oscar Wilde
- Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. — Plato
- The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you become them. — Doug Coupland
- I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings. — Caroline B. Cooney
- I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up. — Caroline B. Cooney
- I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession. — Caroline B. Cooney