20th century Quote by Manolo Blahnik

Back in the early '70s, when Susie and I were first married, we had a little house that we rented, and we used to…

— Ry Cooder

I remember going to friends' houses and being fascinated when they got into fights with their siblings.

— Annie Murphy

The highs of having a big family were that there was always someone to play with and you get loads of birthday presents. The…

— A. J. Odudu

I had four brothers and a sister, and there was always a lot of family around, so the house was loud and lively. I'm…

— Monica Galetti

All dressed up in finery and pearls, We remember the time as little girls We giggled and curtsied and longed for the day, when…

— Anonymous

I had a normal childhood. There were women, but it wasn't like Hefner's Playboy Mansion. If it was, I'd still be living at home!

— Enrique Iglesias

To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted…

— Augusten Burroughs

Everywhere there was somewhere and everywhere there they were men women children dogs cows wild pigs little rabbits cats lizards and animals. That is…

— Gertrude Stein

It was actually the women of the house, my two sisters and my mom, just taking me everywhere until I took off for college.

— Alex Cora

When I was little, my parents would have these gatherings, and it was a common thing for me and my cousins to have to…

— Kelela

“There were about thirty of them, I think - all women; all seated at tables, bearing drinks and books and papers. You might have…

— Sarah Waters

At home, my parents were quite old, so the surrounding was of elder people. There was no noise. Reading books was encouraged; TV was…

— Kalki Koechlin