“We are not our parents”

“We are the people our parents warned us about.”

Jimmy Buffett (1946) American singer–songwriter and businessman

“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.”

Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) 19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher

“We are not our parents, Gabriel. We do not have to carry the burden of their choices or their sins.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.”

Brad Meltzer book The Inner Circle

“Therefore, we wish not to judge our parents for being too severe or strict, because the majority of us will sooner or later become parents too.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“Can't help our damned parents which is why we have to thrash our damned children”

Bernard Cornwell (1944) British writer

“We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?”

Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper

“I think we make our own luck. Our parents give us life, but what we do with that life is our own responsibility.”

Meg Cabot (1967) Novelist

“As adults, we try to develop the character traits that would have rescued our parents.”

Alain de Botton (1969) Swiss writer