“My mother and father, Joe and Jean, were devoted to each other, to their children, and to their respective careers.”— Thomas R. Carper
“Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.”— Chuck Palahniuk
“It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.”— Roald Dahl
“Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfil the promise of their early years.”— Anthony Powell
“Parents are flawed, reserved, secretive, embarrassing, annoying, and that's just during the good times.”— Richard Russo
“My parents are from Puerto Rico. They're not-what you would call-university-educated people. They're very intelligent, and they had a lot of common sense.”— Jimmy Smits