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title: "8 Family Weren Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Family Weren quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Family Weren sayings and thoughts."
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> [My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-cabot/my-family-they-re-story-tellers-my-mom-is-irish-and-my-dad-is-italian/)

[Meg Cabot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-cabot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/meg-cabot-460_about_my-family-they-re-story-tellers-my-mom-i_35285.png)

> [I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-white/i-grew-up-in-a-religious-family-and-we-weren-t-allowed-to-listen-to/)

[Mike White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/mike-white-9925_family_i-grew-up-in-a-religious-family-and-we-w_201315.png)

> [I stayed with a family in the bush in Alaska and there were absolutely swarms of mosquitos. The crew were wearing full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-fogle/i-stayed-with-a-family-in-the-bush-in-alaska-and-there-were/)

[Ben Fogle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-fogle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/ben-fogle-6670_alive_i-stayed-with-a-family-in-the-bush-in-al_1183657.jpg)

> [In our family, if you weren't competitive, you didn't eat. You had to fight for what you wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump-jr/in-our-family-if-you-weren-t-competitive-you-didn-t-eat-you-had-to/)

[Donald Trump, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/donald-trump-jr-9382_eat_in-our-family-if-you-weren-t-competitive_1198533.png)

> [“Why? What had she ever done? What had any of them ever done? To give a child only to take him away.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burnham-schwartz/why-what-had-she-ever-done-what-had-any-of-them-ever-done-to-give-a/)

[John Burnham Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burnham-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f33/john-burnham-schwartz-22392_children_why-what-had-she-ever-done-what-had-any_1445141.jpg)

> ['17 Again' was one of the best times of my life. The whole cast was really close. We were like a family.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-ordway/17-again-was-one-of-the-best-times-of-my-life-the-whole-cast-was/)

[Melissa Ordway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-ordway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/melissa-ordway-37093_again_17-again-was-one-of-the-best-times-of-my_1514233.jpg)

> [“He was part of our family, and we weren’t wrong for loving him.” Part”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-david-hutchinson/he-was-part-of-our-family-and-we-weren-t-wrong-for-loving-him-part/)

[Shaun David Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-david-hutchinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/shaun-david-hutchinson-8024_family_he-was-part-of-our-family-and-we-weren-t_1759769.jpg)

> [I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pam-grier/i-grew-up-in-a-family-where-we-weren-t-allowed-to-talk-about-beauty/)

[Pam Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pam-grier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/pam-grier-7817_appearance_i-grew-up-in-a-family-where-we-weren-t-a_1928327.jpg)

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