Kenzaburo Oe Quotes

I always knew I wanted to have children of my own. I met my husband Daniel when I was 23; we were married when I was pregnant with my first child, Ossian. We've had our ups and downs like every couple, especially when we were younger.

the real killer was when you married the wrong person but had the right children.

I'll say - I have four kids! I married a woman when I was 24 years old. She was 13 years my senior. She had been married twice before. I adopted them. I was 24 and had a 17-year-old son instantly, an 11-year-old daughter, a 5-year-old, and a child on the way. So I had to learn how to become a parent very quickly.

So, you know, Nathaniel was my first child, born when I was 40, so, uh... And then in due course, he wanted a brother, and then I thought, 'Oh, that'll be bloody lucky!' So, we ended up adopting a beautiful boy who was then five years old, from Ethiopia.

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.

If I got married one day and settled down, I would love to have more children.

Something like a divorce does change you, but children change you more, and now I've had three.

I have 'Parents' magazine in my home.

So, I kind of rather was hoping that people thought it would have a nice mixture of different topics and it also takes in the fact that I've had two children recently.

We share responsibility. It's important to have a good spouse; that's where I sympathize with single parents.

I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.

With regard to my family as I said nothing upon the subject before I may tell you that I have six children living, 1 dead and before I have the pleasure of seeing you I expect another.

In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John.

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.

My wife Jenny and I have four young children of our own.

I'm on stage 13. I'm at that can't-be-replaced stage. The transformation I've been through personally with my wife is amazing, but having two girls and a boy, man, that's the painful stuff.

Maybe when I get married and have children, I will arouse less interest.

Having children is messy and easy to judge.

I would love to get married, have a baby and adopt one.

When you become a parent, obviously it changes your life in so many ways.

Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood.

Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.

When you have a child who has special needs, you really start thinking about children across the board with special needs.