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> [“None of my friends had grandparents like these. ... Tony and Desolina were exotic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vescovi/none-of-my-friends-had-grandparents-like-these-tony-and-desolina-were/)

[James Vescovi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vescovi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/james-vescovi-84575_biography_none-of-my-friends-had-grandparents-like_1106004.jpg)

> [At 11, I went to live with my maternal nan and granddad temporarily, after my parents separated, and Nan would let me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jools-holland/at-11-i-went-to-live-with-my-maternal-nan-and-granddad-temporarily/)

[Jools Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jools-holland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/jools-holland-17666_after_at-11-i-went-to-live-with-my-maternal-na_1164921.jpg)

> [I don't really... go to 'the opening of an envelope.' I don't really turn up to all the events, you know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/i-don-t-really-go-to-the-opening-of-an-envelope-i-don-t-really-turn/)

[James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/james-mcavoy-4316_envelopes_i-don-t-really-go-to-the-opening-of-an-e_1237616.jpg)

> [I'm kind of crazy with karma. I really believe that everything you do revisits you, so, I'm really adamant about the kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-madden/i-m-kind-of-crazy-with-karma-i-really-believe-that-everything-you-do/)

[Joel Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-madden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/joel-madden-12846_about_i-m-kind-of-crazy-with-karma-i-really-be_1489178.jpg)

> [With my grandparents, it was almost like a hippie lifestyle. I could do whatever I wanted. If I didn't want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-cauley-stein/with-my-grandparents-it-was-almost-like-a-hippie-lifestyle-i-could-do/)

[Willie Cauley-Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-cauley-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/willie-cauley-stein-6291_grandparents_with-my-grandparents-it-was-almost-like_2937663.jpg)

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