Quotes About Family

Good night, Keeley. Good night, Brian. Thanks for the ride. Adelia waited until the men were out, then turned to her daughter. Keeley, I never would've thought it of you. You're tormenting the poor man. There's nothing poor about that man. Delighted with herself, Keeley broke off a piece of bread and crunched down on it. And tormenting him is so rewarding. Well,there's not a woman with blood in her could argue with that. Mind you don't hurt him, darling.

And my father? Brian's grin flashed. I like thinking that's where I got the fifty.I told him he's better off sticking with the horses. Keeley's brow rose. And his response to that? Isn't something I can repeat in polite company.

I'm not your father. He cupped a hand under her chin. He saw the tears brimming, and her valiant attempt to hold them off. And neither are you. My being there for you, taking some of the weight doesn't make you weak. It doesn't make you less, Sophie.

My mother said once that we were all hers already. We just hadn't found each other before.

He stopped at the base of the steps, turned her. You're a good daughter. With a casual tap of his finger, he tipped up her chin. And not a half-bad person, as people go. Oh, I can be bad. If he hurts her, David's going to find out just how bad I can be. I'll hold him down, you skin him. That's a deal.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

Family's the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that's where the spine and heart come in.

It's different with a parent, isn't it? They have to consider constantly whether to say yes or no, now or later. They have to discipline and enforce as well as love and tend. You'll only have to love, and they'll soak all that up like sponges.

From this nice, safe distance, I've realized I actually like my family.

I don't know what to do about Justin continuing to fleece my family. How much did you lose? Alan shrugged and sipped. About one seventy-five. Catching Shelby's eye, he grinned. I only play with Justine for diplomatic reasons. As she continued to stare he leaned back against the buffet. And, dammit, one day I'm going to beat him.

What is this,a summit meeting? Alan demanded as he strode down the hall. It's one thing to be the advance man, he continued as he cupped a hand around the back of his wife's neck, and another to be the sacrificial lamb.Dad's doing a lot of moaning and groaning about this family scattering off in all directions. With Caine getting the worst of it, Serena put in. Yeah. Alan grinned once, appealingly. Too bad he's late.

Kids are still up, David commented, noting the guest house was lit up like a Vegas casino. I'll have to kill them. Yes, I've noticed what a terrifying and brutal father you are. And how your children fear you. He slanted her a look. I wouldn't mind seeing the occasional tremble out of them. I think it's way too late for that. You've gone and raised two happy, well-adjusted kids

Well. Eli cleared his throat. He didn't have to talk to Tyler about the ways and means of sex. Thank Christ. He'd done that deed years before. His grandson was a grown man, who knew about the birds and bees, and about responsibility. But… Holy hell, Ty. You and Sophie. It just happened, he said again. I guess it shouldn't have, and I guess I should tell you it won't happen again.

With their hands still joined, he laid them on her stomach. I love you, he murmured, both. Caine. And his name was muffled against his mouth. I have so much to learn in only seven months. We have a lot to learn in seven months, he corrected. Why don't we go upstairs. He buried his face into her hair and drew in her scent. Expectant mothers should lie down- he lifted his head to grin at her -often. With expectant fathers, Diana agreed, laughing when he swept her into his arms.

It wasn't the paramedics or the surgical team that saved my life. It was Ray and Stella Quinn.

He'd learned quickly enough that when you cooked for a family, everybody was a critic.

of you, you're mine, and that's a gift I'll always treasure. Every one of you is a gift to me, a blend of friends and family that's stronger and truer and brighter than anything I ever imagined having. So, to all of us, together.

Vai nu exist? veste mai fericit? decât cea legat? de un copil. Philip, o s? mai avem un bebe. -Ai grij? ce spui. Ultima dat? când ai zis asta, a ap?rut Emmaline dup? nou? luni. Râzând, Lucia se aÅŸez? lâng? el ÅŸi-l îmbr??i??, ap?sându-ÅŸi obrazul de al lui.

Grandmothers are designed to fuss over their grandchildren. It makes us happy. Don't you want me to be happy?

Pressed from all corners, you often things, If I could just have eight hours of quiet. You will have that someday, but you won't have those little guys you have no and you'll miss them.

They had their feast, a happy family group, roasted wild pheasant seasoned with tarragon, stuffed with oranges, apples, shallots, and sage, cooked on a bed of carrots and potatoes, tomatoes. Peas and good brown bread from the oven, farm butter. Good friends, old friends

It's my job to see it. It's your gift, she corrected. Your family must be proud of you. She spoke casually, began to eat again, then stared at him, baffled, when he laughed. Why is that funny? Pride wouldn't exactly be part of their general outlook to my way of thinking. Why? People can't find pride in what they don't understand.Not all families, Keeley, are as cozy as yours.

Perhaps it was the demands of having to take on me and the farm that left so little time for the gentler things. Such small things: a kiss goodnight, a word of affection... a child can starve with a full plate.

No matter how bad things are, and sometimes they were bad in our house, you want your mother to be there, to love you. And when she doesn't, you feel . . . less.