Christiane F. Book Quotes & Sayings

Adolescence is that time when I think, it can be- it's the cruelest place on Earth. It can really be heartless. — Tori Amos

You see," I proceeded, "by the time he was eleven or twelve, this was all too late. The no-gun rules, the computer codes ... Children live in the same world we do. To kid ourselves that we can shelter them from it isn't just naive, it's a vanity. We want to be able to tell ourselves what good parents we are, that we're doing our best. If I had it all to do over again, I'd have let Kevin play with whatever he wanted; he liked little enough. And I'd have ditched the TV rules, the G-rated videos. They only made us look foolish. They underscored our powerlessness, and they provoked his contempt. — Lionel Shriver

Life, people learned, was not easy. Life was not cake. Life was not a carrot cake. — Tao Lin

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored. — Dean Koontz

When I made mistakes, people used to laugh. I could have learnt better, but I've always liked to make people laugh. — Jane Birkin