Famous quotes containing the words common and/or years:
“You common cry of curs, whose breath I hate
As reek athrotten fens, whose loves I prize
As the dead carcasses of unburied men
That do corrupt my airI banish you!”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“One of the most difficult aspects of being a parent during the middle years is feeling powerless to protect our children from hurt. However growthful it may be for them to experience failure, disappointment and rejection, it is nearly impossible to maintain an intellectual perspective when our sobbing child or rageful child comes in to us for help. . . . We cant turn the hurt around by kissing the sore spot to make it better. We are no longer the all-powerful parent.”
—Ruth Davidson Bell (20th century)