The desire of most parents is first and foremost to do what is best for their children. Every interview with a mother or father confirms this, every letter written by a parent breathes this deep-seated wish, “I hope I am doing the right thing for my child.” This is real and honest, and at the very base of parenthood.
—Irma Simonton Black (20th century)
I suppose one has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.
—Alice James (1848–1892)