Family Quote by Amit Verma

“My mother was annoyed with me throughout their visit—ostensibly because I wasn’t being a good enough hostess to the cousins, but really because she…

— Claire Messud

“In normal families, unbroken families, the mother and the father are like two hands cupped together, and held by those hands are the children.…

— Kirsty Eagar

“For me, family means the silent treatment. At any given moment, someone is always not speaking to someone else.' Really,' I said. We're passive-aggressive…

— Sarah Dessen

“Family is, after all—however irritating—family.”

— William H. Patterson Jr

Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness

— Andre Gide

“You never turn away family, no matter how f***ed up they are.”

— Ronald Velesovsky

“Treat your family like guests and your guests like family.”

— Judy Baer

Parents: I'm in a bad mood. I think I'll go yell at my kids so they're in a bad mood too.

— Anonymous

“But the truth is, sometimes kids—and adults—seem to wait until their relatives are out of the room to go. It’s like they don’t want…

— Diane Chamberlain

“When you're sorting yourself out, family are not often the ones you can turn to. They represent the place of departure and not the…

— Witi Ihimaera

In one family, every little plan or question is discussed amid bickering and irritation. In another, without the least effort, every discussion goes on…

— Charles Buxton

Family: They drive you crazy. They drive you nuts. They drive you loony. But: They drive you.

— Karina Barton