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title: "23 Family Stories Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Family Stories quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Family Stories sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm known for impressions and family stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-pharoah/i-m-known-for-impressions-and-family-stories/)

[Jay Pharoah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-pharoah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/jay-pharoah-52423_family_i-m-known-for-impressions-and-family-sto_1025680.png)

> [Im known for impressions and family stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-pharoah/im-known-for-impressions-and-family-stories/)

[Jay Pharoah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-pharoah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/jay-pharoah-52423_family_im-known-for-impressions-and-family-stor_2311546.png)

> [I love writing family stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wilmore/i-love-writing-family-stories/)

[Larry Wilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wilmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/larry-wilmore-3223_family_i-love-writing-family-stories-1482623_1482623.png)

> [“All family stories are important, just as all people are important, and they deserve to be passed along.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-chamberlain/all-family-stories-are-important-just-as-all-people-are-important-and/)

[Karen Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-chamberlain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/karen-chamberlain-251902_family_all-family-stories-are-important-just-as_1242790.jpg)

> [“Stories shared in your kitchen will strengthen your family than the stories shared your bedroom”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-mahuka/stories-shared-in-your-kitchen-will-strengthen-your-family-than-the/)

[Kenneth Mahuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-mahuka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/kenneth-mahuka-52825_family_stories-shared-in-your-kitchen-will-stre_362268.jpg)

> [I don't like family stories forcefully mixed with commercial elements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-charan/i-don-t-like-family-stories-forcefully-mixed-with-commercial-elements/)

[Ram Charan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ram-charan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/ram-charan-5091_elements_i-don-t-like-family-stories-forcefully-m_2793636.jpg)

> [This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-goodman/this-packrat-has-learned-that-what-the-next-generation-will-value/)

[Ellen Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-goodman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/ellen-goodman-6219_ends_this-packrat-has-learned-that-what-the-n_881607.png)

> [The questions I want to ask will revolve around humans, connection, relationships, family, and stories - what are the stories we tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lulu-wang/the-questions-i-want-to-ask-will-revolve-around-humans-connection/)

[Lulu Wang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lulu-wang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/lulu-wang-14037_connection_the-questions-i-want-to-ask-will-revolve_852672.jpg)

> [All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-reilly-giff/all-of-my-books-are-based-in-some-way-on-my-personal-experiences-or/)

[Patricia Reilly Giff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-reilly-giff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/patricia-reilly-giff-21913_book_all-of-my-books-are-based-in-some-way-on_689916.jpg)

> [Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/stories-in-families-are-colossally-important-every-family-has-stories/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/salman-rushdie-153_belonging_stories-in-families-are-colossally-impor_2707147.jpg)

> [I wanted to put all my family stories down for my girls, and I remember everything so vividly. I just wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sissy-spacek/i-wanted-to-put-all-my-family-stories-down-for-my-girls-and-i/)

[Sissy Spacek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sissy-spacek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/sissy-spacek-3393_everything_i-wanted-to-put-all-my-family-stories-do_2789376.png)

> [“..what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-goodman/what-the-next-generation-will-value-most-is-not-what-we-owned-but-the/)

[Ellen Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-goodman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/ellen-goodman-6219_family_what-the-next-generation-will-value-most_1997360.png)

> [“These secrets came down my own ornately curved and twisting family line. For family stories are never as direct as history books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-rosenberg/these-secrets-came-down-my-own-ornately-curved-and-twisting-family/)

[Liz Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-rosenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/liz-rosenberg-34499_family_these-secrets-came-down-my-own-ornately_193038.jpg)

> [Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a family and stories about family, that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-morgan/young-writers-only-take-off-when-they-find-their-subjects-since/)

[Robert Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b01/robert-morgan-9709_family_young-writers-only-take-off-when-they-fi_1875341.jpg)

> [My sister was actually more of the sci-fi/fantasy person. I wasn't into it as much, although I think it allows you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-kreuk/my-sister-was-actually-more-of-the-sci-fi-fantasy-person-i-wasn-t/)

[Kristin Kreuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-kreuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/kristin-kreuk-16209_children_my-sister-was-actually-more-of-the-sci-f_1816224.jpg)

> [I think that's actually what draws me to family stories: the various roles we each play with each member of our families,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-castellani/i-think-that-s-actually-what-draws-me-to-family-stories-the-various/)

[Christopher Castellani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-castellani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/christopher-castellani-49142_different_i-think-that-s-actually-what-draws-me-to_3187254.png)

> [Of course, we carry inside of ourselves our parents. Even when they are dead, we carry them inside ourselves. And they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amos-oz/of-course-we-carry-inside-of-ourselves-our-parents-even-when-they-are/)

[Amos Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amos-oz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/amos-oz-1478_culture_of-course-we-carry-inside-of-ourselves-o_995856.jpg)

> [For someone like me who's lived in the same place her whole life - I mean, I lived three blocks from where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/for-someone-like-me-who-s-lived-in-the-same-place-her-whole-life-i/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/susan-straight-19680_born_for-someone-like-me-who-s-lived-in-the-s_1441591.jpg)

> [I'm always drawn toward family drama, and dysfunctional family stories. It speaks to me, in a really profound way, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/i-m-always-drawn-toward-family-drama-and-dysfunctional-family-stories/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/mike-flanagan-10114_drama_i-m-always-drawn-toward-family-drama-and_2879970.jpg)

> [I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/i-think-that-my-films-are-basically-family-stories-beyond-the-fact/)

[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-12_basically_i-think-that-my-films-are-basically-fami_2188539.jpg)

> [“But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-george/but-marrying-within-one-s-own-family-can-get-monotonous-one-has-heard/)

[Margaret George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/margaret-george-11964_family_but-marrying-within-one-s-own-family-can_453183.png)

> [My father gave me an old Olympia portable when I was in fourth grade. Our ancestors came from Ireland. Our family stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luanne-rice/my-father-gave-me-an-old-olympia-portable-when-i-was-in-fourth-grade/)

[Luanne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luanne-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/luanne-rice-12229_about_my-father-gave-me-an-old-olympia-portabl_2951731.jpg)

> [“I wanted to know what our family's stories were. I wanted to know the things Mom wouldn't think to tell me. Things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adib-khorram/i-wanted-to-know-what-our-family-s-stories-were-i-wanted-to-know-the/)

[Adib Khorram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adib-khorram/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/adib-khorram-70634_darius-the-great_i-wanted-to-know-what-our-family-s-stori_2468555.jpg)

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