Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

“The world is harsh and inconsiderate, and you can rely only on your family.”

— Gary Shteyngart

“Sometimes family is just not what you were born into.”

— Chelesbells

“All I can tell you is that every family on the planet is dysfunctional and we celebrate occasions as generously as we know how…

— Dorothea Benton Frank

“Isn’t that the way we all work, Elizabeth, honey? Mostly, people let you see what they want you to see. They give you one…

— Rachael English

“And while the shape of my family might not match other families - or even what I imagined it should be - some pretty…

— K.A. Barson

“This is the thing we must guard against: that others' expectations, especially our families', do not become our own.”

— Patti Callahan Henry

“The family is a vast project, so enormous and important, both for us personally and for the world at large, that it's worth putting…

— Sándor Márai

“it is the family you make, not the one you are born into, that matters.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Family isn’t always who you’re born to. It’s who you’re with, who you love. Those families can be even stronger.”

— Sara Raasch

“Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless privilege…

— Jim Stovall

“Some families are an odd melting pot of strangers with the occasional offering of obligation.”

— Donna Lynn Hope

“…And let me tell you something about families they're overrated. They're a weakness. The leave you or get taken from you or they disappoint…

— Michael Robotham