All parents should be aware that when th... by Anna Quindlen | We Heart Quotes

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All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child.

- Anna Quindlen

Other quotes by Anna Quindlen

Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.

- Anna Quindlen

Content People

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.

- Anna Quindlen

The truth about your own life is not always easy to accept, and sometimes hasn't even occurred to you.

- Anna Quindlen

Fear Will

Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?

- Anna Quindlen

I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that this is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get.

- Anna Quindlen

Talking School People

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you'd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools.

- Anna Quindlen

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