“Roaring like a tiger turns some children into pianists who debut at Carnegie Hall but only crushes others. Coddling gives some the excuse to fail and others the chance to succeed.” GivingChildrenTurnsChanceFailingSucceedExcuseCrushHallsTigersPianistRoaringDebutCarnegieCarnegie Hall Author:Ayelet Waldman
“We make children and wealth and amass land and build halls and assemble armies and give great feasts, but only one thing survives us. Reputation.” GivingChildrenWealthOne ThingLandArmyReputationHalls Author:Bernard Cornwell
“Tonight's December thirty-first, something is about to burst. The clock is crouching, dark and small, like a time bomb in the hall. Hark, it's midnight, children dear. Duck! Here comes another year!” YearsFirstsChildrenDarkDearClockThirtyBombsTonightHallsDucksMidnightDecemberAnother YearTime Bomb Author:Ogden Nash
“There's no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children.” ChildrenWorkClassHeroFameStonesRewardsHallsWorking ClassStatuesHall Of FameWorking Class Hero Author:Alan Jackson