I comforted myself that no amount of academic recognition could have equalled the creative fulfilment I derived from my family. If sometimes the long hours of childcare and baby talk seemed unremitting, I was well compensated by the privilege of rediscovering the world, its wonders and inconsistencies, through the eyes of small children. Happily my parents also delighted in this pleasure. Never were grandparents so keen to enjoy their grandchildren, and never were grandchildren so indulged by their grandparents.
— Travelling to Infinity (Jane Hawking), Loc. 2902–6