“ There was some women in a café the other week that I was sat in, and she came up and she sat down with her mate and she was talkin' loudly goin' on about "oh the baby's lovely." They said it's got, er… Karl Pilkington
“ Marry, don't marry,' Auntie Aya says as we unfold layers of dough to make an apple str Diana Abu-Jaber
“ She felt the urge to tell him more, to explain about the abortions she had done after the war, and that she hadn’t realised until later, much later, that she had racked up a debt she was still struggl… Tahmima Anam
“ Abandoned babies are unfortunate unwanted results of a once urgent desire to have an orgasm David Cross
“ America used to live by the motto "Father Knows Best." Now we're lucky if "Father Knows He Has Children." We've become a nation of sperm donors and baby daddies. Stephen Colbert
“ Let your child see you doing a good deed instead of you telling him or her to do it, and the little child shall one day grow up to become a real kind human being. Abhijit Naskar
“ Family is all politics. Everyone hates each other’s guts, if they’re honest… Most brothers and sisters try to top each other, given the chance; you always get the worst wars in countries with big fami… Amanda Craig
“ The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. Dave Barry
“ Let them learn at school whatever they learn to pass the examinations, but at home let the education that you provide be the kind that widens their perceptions and takes away the germs of prejudices t… Abhijit Naskar
“ Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon. Amit Kalantri
“ Parents expect only two things from their children, obedience in their childhood and respect in their adulthood. Amit Kalantri
“ At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel. Benjamin J. Carey
“ Relax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good looks... then add in the usual physical abilities dhampirs get. It's really not even fair to everyone… Richelle Mead
“ Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess. Lemony Snicket
