I would recommend to her and Mr. D. the simple regimen of separate rooms.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Letter (1817-02-20) to Fanny Austen-Knight
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On Fanny's aunt, Mrs. Sophia Deedes, having birthed an eighteenth child.
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WOLSEY: The King wants a son; what are you going to do about it?
MORE: (dry murmur) I’m very sure the King needs no advice from me on what to do about it.
Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or a major movie star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word “collectible” as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.
Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950) American journalist
Social Studies, “Parental Guidance” (1981)
