Quotes About Family

I'd like to take this opportunity to point out something important. Should a strange old man of questionable sanity show up at your door – suggesting that he is your grandfather and that you should accompany him upon some quest of mystical import – you should flatly refuse him. Don't take his candy either.

Finally he spoke. "You love them that much, 'Ene?" "They have become my people, Father." "It has been less than two months." "Love is independent of time, Father.(...)

Never go on a date unarmed." Words of wisdom from my father. Well, my foster father. I was an orphan, of course. The best kings always are.

Ain't nothing wrong with being a woman, gancho," Lopen said. "Some of my relatives are women.

Sarene finally released him, wiping her eyes, disappointed in herself for crying again. Kiin simply placed a large hand on her shoulder and led her into the dining room, where the rest of the family sat around the table, even Adien. Lukel had been talking animatedly, but he cut off as he saw Sarene. "Speak the name of the lion," he said, quoting a Jindoeese proverb, "and he will come to feast.

Well, that was fun," Grandpa said as he climbed to his feet. "Anyone dead?" "Does my pride count?" Draulin asked, dusting herself off. "I don't think so," Grandpa said. "I killed that years ago. Dif, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but shoving my grandson out of planes is usually my job. So next time, kindly refrain until I give the word." "Sorry, sir," Dif said, looking abashed.

To my father and son,'" Grandpa Smedry read, adjusting his Oculator's Lenses as he examined the note. "'I am bad at saying goodbye. Goodbye.'" He lowered the paper, shrugging.

I don't want to anger your grandmother by getting you killed. She made me a pie last week.

Sazed, I've raised some fifteen daughters," Tindwyl said, entering the room. "No teenage girl is stable. Some are just better at hiding it than others.

We must go. Leave the Smedrys to do what they do best." "Save the world?" Grandpa asked. "Get into trouble?" Kaz asked. "Run around screaming?" I asked.

Oh, I'm not objecting," Navani said. "I'd let a confused dishwasher marry us.

Your father never fit in here either. He never fit in anywhere. It's part of what I like about him." Troubled

Keeping track of forty-seven hallucinations is tough enough. If I had to imagine their in-laws too, I just might end up going crazy.

You really think you can buy some rope without drawing attention?" Lopen lounged back against the wall. "My cousin's never failed me." "How many cousins do you have, anyway?" Earless Jaks asked. "A man can never have enough cousins," Lopen said.

It's her first grandchild, so she's really, really, really excited. I guess my mom is a little more stressed out than me.

All my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I'm having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever have.

Mom would kill me if I showed my navel.

One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.

My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We weren't taken with the fact our dad was a musician.

I was born in this country and I have never very much wanted to leave. I remember Pop's dead eyes looking at me. They were real dry, and that took something out of me. From Trilobites

Your mom said to say I could have just one peanut butter square but not til after they cool down.

Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it down to our children, we infect our workplace with impossible expectations, and it's suffocating for our friends and families. Thankfully, compassion also spreads quickly. When we're kind to ourselves, we create a reservoir of compassion that we can extend to others.

Just because we're plugged in, doesn't mean we feel seen and heard. In fact, hyper-communication can mean we spend more time on Facebook than we do face-to-face with the people we care about. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into a restaurant and seen two parents on their cell phones while their kids are busy texting or playing video games. What's the point of even sitting together?

I remember a very tender moment from that year, when Steve and I were lying on the floor watching Ellen do a series of crazy, arm-flinging, and knee-slapping dances and tumbles. I looked at Steve and said, "Isn't it funny how I just love her that much more for being so vulnerable and uninhibited and goofy. I could never do that. Can you imagine knowing that you're loved like that?" Steve looked at me and said, "I love you exactly like that.