"Life Among the Savages" Quotes
A humorous and relatable account of the chaos and joy experienced while raising children in a small New England town.
memoir | 256 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Children never used to wear such clothes. Children never used to wear any clothes.
The children were never quiet, but even when they were screaming, they were quiet.
As soon as I had children, I realized that I had never known true fear before.
The house was never really quiet unless the children were asleep, and even then, it was noisy.
I always thought that having children would bring me endless joy. It did, but it also brought endless chaos.
Having children means that your house will never be clean again.
Children have a way of making even the simplest tasks seem impossible.
I never knew how much patience I had until I had children.
Children are like little tornadoes, leaving a trail of destruction wherever they go.
Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a zoo, with my children as the wild animals.
