Laura Lippman Quotes

I really believe that if you're going to bring a child into the world, it's your job to parent that world. Especially if it's just you; you don't pawn her off on somebody.

I have a child and I'm a parent first of all.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.

The strength it takes to love, mold, and nurture a child should be honored every single day.

I'm a parent. I'm a mother.

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

My son is my routine and priority, period!

I made the decision a long time ago that I had an obligation to my children that I happily fulfilled.

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

My No. 1 responsibility when I'm not slaying zombies is being a parent.

Suddenly, when you have kids, you become responsible for these other people - like if something's not working out at school. I learned to speak out.

It took a long time for me to get into 'I'm taking care of kids,' and what that means.

I'm not sure what it means fully to be a parent.

We absolutely cherish our kids. But the fact that we all have them - it's definitely created an additional bond. It's not just Metallica - it's our families. And we also have Metallica.

I do know I will enjoy family life. What I've seen from moms, or heard stories from people who became a parent, it's such a consuming thing; it's such a wonderful thing. I consider it an extreme luxury to have that time and to not have to do anything else, and just be with my kid.

Just because you become a parent doesn't mean you grew up.

It sounds super cliche, but my sister is 12 years younger than me, and I remember when I was there holding her in my arms for the first time. And that kind of responsibility you feel when you hold a child in your arms.

I own full responsibility for providing for my children.

I will be there for my kids.