
“we are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud”
The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess
“we are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud”
“We are the people our parents warned us about.”
“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.”
“Can't help our damned parents which is why we have to thrash our damned children”
Major General Nairn, p. 21
Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Enemy (1984)
“We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?”
Source: My Sister's Keeper