"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection." ― Sigmund Freud Topic(s): Parenting More From Sigmund Freud "The goal of all life is death." "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." "Time spent with cats is never wasted." More In Parenting "I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play."― Beverly Cleary "The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter."― Meryl Streep "It’s a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things."― Anne Sullivan