“We don't get enough pampering. If we were once the only child of an adoring mother, we developed a taste for it; if not, we developed a thirst for it.” IfsChildrenEnoughMotherComfortTasteThirstOnly ChildPampering Author:Barbara Holland
“All the earth, though it were full of kind hearts, is but a desolation and desert place to a mother when her only child is absent.” HeartKindChildrenEarthMotherDesertAbsentDesolationOnly ChildKind Heart Book:The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books) Source: The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)
“My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.” KnowsChildrenBigsTogetherMotherAdultsCousinHong KongOnly ChildBig FamiliesShanghai Author:Wong Kar-wai