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- When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
- Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him. — George Bernard Shaw
- The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. — Voltaire
- In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. — Jane Smiley
- Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel. — Jane Smiley
- I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures. — Jane Smiley