“Past a certain point it is not interesting to think about childhood as the central drama and adulthood as its reprise.”
“Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.”
“Childhood and adulthood were not factors of age but states of mind.”
“Families start out, most of the time, with unconditional acceptance of one another. That acceptance starts in childhood and continues into adulthood. Somewhere in there, between childhood and adulthood, the ability to distinguish right versus wrong is born.”
“A certain amount of volatility and drama can me healthy and keep things fun and interesting if you're willing at any moment during a fight to say, 'This means nothing. I love you, let's forget about it.”
“You are the central point about which his world spins.”