#par

Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me. I wondered if maybe I should've sent Poseidon that seashell pattern tie for Father's Day after all. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#thalia-grace #parenting

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support. ↗

— Osho

#parenting

I'm Penryn. I'm named after an exit off Interstate 80." "Nice." They nod as if to say they understand what it's like to have parents like that. ↗

— Susan Ee

#parenting

That’s not the only reason I’m stayin’, chica. I can’t leave you any more than I could walk out that door right now while my leg is busted up. I was just thinkin’ . . . should we tell your parents now or later?” “Tell them what?” I ask, eyes wide. He kisses me softly, then says proudly, “That we’re in a serious, monogamous, committed relationship.” “We are?” “Sí. And when I get out of here, I’m gonna fix the door to your car. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#conversation #kiara-westford #parenting

That letter was your whole future, you daft prince." "It was my past. I lost that the night my parents died. But I found you, Deryn. Maybe I wasn't meant to end the war, but I was meant to find you. I know that. You've saved me from having any reason to keep going." "We save each other. That's how it works. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#deryn #parenting

I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me. ↗

— John Waters

#parenting

...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric) ↗

— Shannon A. Thompson

#failure #father-son #father-son-conversation #father-son-relationship #fiction

It is better to believe an obvious lie, than to swallow a deceitful truth. ↗

— Dennis E. Adonis

#deceit #fooled #hurt #lies #no-truth

Ridiculous! I couldn’t marry, mate, or whatever it entailed with Zane. He was a werewolf. With my assorted background I was all for interracial relationships. Interspecies? — The jury was still out on that possibility. - Chloe Carpenter/I Kissed a Dog ↗

— Carol Van Atta

#pnr #vampires #werewolf #werewolf-paranormal-romance #werewolves

There is no God and we are his prophets. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#paraphrased #religion #religion