“No father knows that he is carrying his son up the stairs for the final time” — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“In the end, we all die for what we believe in... mostly because we all die.” — Elaine Kelly Copy Share Image
“There are family mysteries I cannot solve. There are family mysteries I am unwilling to solve.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“She pictured a dandelion gone by, the white, almost airless pieces of her family scattered so far.” — Elizabeth strout Copy Share Image
“...it isn’t things and proximity, or even blood that holds us all together. What makes a family is love and loyalty.” — Genevieve Dewey Copy Share Image
“She took comfort in the familiarity of his smell, knowing that if she lost all her possessions and her home, at least… — Sage Steadman Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“She must ask; she must heal, and if she couldn’t heal, she must suffer, but if there was a chance, she must… — Kellyn Roth Copy Share Image
“Sometimes opposites attract, or so they say, but Paloma and Rocío were like arroz and mangú: they didn’t really mix well.” — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
“Angry words might sometimes motivate children to do what you say, but a closer look reveals damaged family relationships. Short-term compliance comes… — Scott Turansky Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“You are the posterity of your family. You are either continuing the progression or regression of your ancestors.” — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
“Love is a creative act. When you love someone you create a new world for them. My mother did that for me,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“It could not have been easy for Mother, an only child, to grow up without a father and with a mother who… — Cornelia Maude Spelman Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Sarene finally released him, wiping her eyes, disappointed in herself for crying again. Kiin simply placed a large hand on her shoulder… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“What a happy woman I am, living in a garden, with books, babies, birds and flowers, and plenty of leisure to enjoy… — Rosamunde Pilcher Copy Share Image
“Every family has a destiny to fulfill…Every child is the future of his or her family and nation at large…Every father is… — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“We forget sometimes that parents--even uncles--have lives of their own. Worlds of their own. Sides of themselves we never see and never… — Julianna Deering Copy Share Image
“The best way that a man could test his readiness to encounter the common variety of mankind would be to climb down… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Hades," Kronos growled. "I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance." "I'm afraid not." Hades sighed. "My son… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
All of us, single or married, are eternally part of some family-someway, somewhere, somehow-and much of our joy in life comes as… — John H. Groberg Copy Share Image
“This is the whole stupid thing about all these unblood relationships. They depend on people staying the same, standing in the same… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“My grandfather was crying. The kind of quiet that is quiet and a secret. The kind of crying that only I noticed.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“When people related by blood were so careful with each other, when they were so very polite, there was soon nothing left… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“When my friends began to have babies and I came to comprehend the heroic labor it takes to keep one alive, the… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Never surrender your hopes and dreams to the fateful limitations others have placed on their own lives. The vision of your true… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
“Your Barney?” Cole’s eyebrows shot up. “Yours?” “He’s mine all right!” Claire replied. “Everyone in this family belongs to everyone else –… — Margaret Mahy Copy Share Image
