--- title: "19 Familial Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 19 Familial quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Familial sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/harlan-coben-847_familial_home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-famil_2105555.png" --- > [“Home was a secure haven for that—a familial cone of honesty, if you will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-familial-cone-of-honesty-if-you/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/harlan-coben-847_familial_home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-famil_2105555.png) > [I believe there is a strong familial pull as the influence of beloved ancestors continues with us from the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/i-believe-there-is-a-strong-familial-pull-as-the-influence-of-beloved/) [James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d42/james-e-faust-1274_ancestors_i-believe-there-is-a-strong-familial-pul_2503342.png) > [There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/there-s-something-so-familial-and-intimate-between-a-boxer-and-his/) [Jimmy Smits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-smits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/jimmy-smits-3297_boxer_there-s-something-so-familial-and-intima_2421621.jpg) > [“...what role do i play in my familial structure? the one who feels things and cries a lot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessie-knoles/what-role-do-i-play-in-my-familial-structure-the-one-who-feels-things/) [Jessie Knoles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessie-knoles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/jessie-knoles-247913_chasing_what-role-do-i-play-in-my-familial-struc_144328.jpg) > [Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-garr/going-to-dancing-school-or-being-in-a-play-is-a-very-familial-feeling/) [Teri Garr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-garr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ea/teri-garr-13679_around_going-to-dancing-school-or-being-in-a-pl_604204.jpg) > [Familial love can find an echo in our own hearts just as it did in that of Charles Dickens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ackroyd/familial-love-can-find-an-echo-in-our-own-hearts-just-as-it-did-in/) [Peter Ackroyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ackroyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17f/peter-ackroyd-2223_dickens_familial-love-can-find-an-echo-in-our-ow_538891.jpg) > [When you're making a film, you become incredibly close. It's not like you're filing away papers all day. You're creating with human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thora-birch/when-you-re-making-a-film-you-become-incredibly-close-it-s-not-like/) [Thora Birch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thora-birch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/thora-birch-45192_all-day_when-you-re-making-a-film-you-become-inc_1708125.jpg) > [We live in a society that celebrates familial connection above any other kind of relationship. We are shown photos of our great-grandparents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-coady/we-live-in-a-society-that-celebrates-familial-connection-above-any/) [Lynn Coady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-coady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/lynn-coady-5173_celebrate_we-live-in-a-society-that-celebrates-fam_1653909.jpg) > [We are born and reborn countless number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-are-born-and-reborn-countless-number-of-times-and-it-is-possible/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/dalai-lama-89_born_we-are-born-and-reborn-countless-number_964659.jpg) > [“The causes of familial discord and distance are countless, but the results are often the same: secrecy, blame, sadness, hurt, confusion, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/the-causes-of-familial-discord-and-distance-are-countless-but-the/) [Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/sharon-salzberg-562_familial_the-causes-of-familial-discord-and-dista_1671362.png) > [The best filmmakers have a very familial attitude in sort of embracing the set, beyond the cast, with the wardrobe, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-james/the-best-filmmakers-have-a-very-familial-attitude-in-sort-of/) [Stephan James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/stephan-james-17537_attitude_the-best-filmmakers-have-a-very-familial_2271717.jpg) > [The Crosby family is sort of legendary for all of its traumas and familial problems, even though it has this appearance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-crosby/the-crosby-family-is-sort-of-legendary-for-all-of-its-traumas-and/) [Denise Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-crosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/denise-crosby-68266_a-perfect-world_the-crosby-family-is-sort-of-legendary-f_2684083.png) > [“peculiar, or sad, and yet still deserve a place within the circle of familial love. The parents would thus have created an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a-place-within-the-circle-of/) [Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/alain-de-botton-221_adult-life_peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a_579686.jpg) > [“Family isn’t just a social construct, you know darling, it is formed in the heart. It’s instinctive, this feeling of belonging to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franciska-soares/family-isn-t-just-a-social-construct-you-know-darling-it-is-formed-in/) [Franciska Soares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franciska-soares/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/franciska-soares-237983_belonging_family-isn-t-just-a-social-construct-you_1371794.jpg) > [Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/over-the-years-i-have-forged-intimate-familial-ties-with-these/) [Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/shusaku-endo-17257_appearance_over-the-years-i-have-forged-intimate-fa_64849.jpg) > [Lots of kids in books are only-child orphans, but I think it’s fun to have family as part of the adventure, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-rees-brennan/lots-of-kids-in-books-are-only-child-orphans-but-i-think-it-s-fun-to/) [Sarah Rees Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-rees-brennan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/sarah-rees-brennan-994_adventure_lots-of-kids-in-books-are-only-child-orp_3029135.png) > [“In short, Daniel was once again a member of a family. Viewed from without they were a strange enough family: a rattling,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/in-short-daniel-was-once-again-a-member-of-a-family-viewed-from/) [Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/thomas-m-disch-17152_daniel_in-short-daniel-was-once-again-a-member_22729.jpg) > [“Before I can say I am , I was. Heraclitus and I, prophets of flux, know that the flux is composed of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-stegner/before-i-can-say-i-am-i-was-heraclitus-and-i-prophets-of-flux-know/) [Wallace Stegner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-stegner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/wallace-stegner-1352_character_before-i-can-say-i-am-i-was-heraclitus-a_3093359.png) > [I'm lucky enough to maintain a lustrous head of hair, like my father did, while both my brothers are bald. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-maclachlan/i-m-lucky-enough-to-maintain-a-lustrous-head-of-hair-like-my-father/) [Kyle MacLachlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-maclachlan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/kyle-maclachlan-8546_also_i-m-lucky-enough-to-maintain-a-lustrous_2106498.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/familial/#itemlist", "name": "Familial Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Home was a secure haven for that—a familial cone of honesty, if you will.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harlan Coben" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-familial-cone-of-honesty-if-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/harlan-coben-847_familial_home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-famil_2105555.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/harlan-coben-847_familial_home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-famil_2105555.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/harlan-coben-847_familial_home-was-a-secure-haven-for-that-a-famil_2105555.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Home was a secure haven for that—a familial cone of honesty, if you will.” — Harlan Coben", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe there is a strong familial pull as the influence of beloved ancestors continues with us from the other side of the veil.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James E. 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The parents would thus have created an invaluable wellspring of courage from which those children would eventually be able to draw to sustain the confessions and direct conversations of adult life. Rabih”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alain de Botton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a-place-within-the-circle-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/alain-de-botton-221_adult-life_peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a_579686.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/alain-de-botton-221_adult-life_peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a_579686.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/alain-de-botton-221_adult-life_peculiar-or-sad-and-yet-still-deserve-a_579686.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“peculiar, or sad, and yet still deserve a place within the circle of familial love. 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