Tony Parsons Quote

I have this theory about divorce. I have a theory that is never a tragedy for adults and always a tragedy for children. Adults can lose weight, find someone nicer, get their life back. Divorce gives grown-ups a get-out-of-jail-free card. It is the children who pay the price, and pay it for the rest of their lives. But we can't admit that, all us scarred veterans of the divorce court, because it would mean admitting that we have inflicted wounds on our children that they will carry for the rest of their lives.

Tony Parsons

I have this theory about divorce. I have a theory that is never a tragedy for adults and always a tragedy for children. Adults can lose weight, find someone nicer, get their life back. Divorce gives grown-ups a get-out-of-jail-free card. It is the children who pay the price, and pay it for the rest of their lives. But we can't admit that, all us scarred veterans of the divorce court, because it would mean admitting that we have inflicted wounds on our children that they will carry for the rest of their lives.

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Tony Parsons (presenter) (born 1939), Canadian news anchor
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Tony Parsons, TV series character, see list of past Coronation Street characters
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Anthony Parsons (9 September 1922 – 12 August 1996), British diplomat
Anthony Parsons (musician) (born 1989), English singer-songwriter
Tony Parsons (Australian author) (born 1931), Australian author