„You’re born, you know, the wrong names, wrong parents. I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself. This is the land of the free.“

— Bob Dylan

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„Valentine!""You mean father. I despise this modern habit of calling one's parents by their names.""What I want to call you is a hell of a lot more unprintable than your name."- Clary Fray and Valentine Morgenstern (City of Ashes)“
— Cassandra Clare
„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
„I… understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Your being born makes your parents God. You owe them your life, and they can control you. Then puberty makes you Satan, just because you want something better.“
— Chuck Palahniuk