Quotes About Family

Too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash.' That's the perfect description of Tessa's family.

John Wilbanks had prepared the will not long after the trial. It was straightforward and left the bulk of Pete's assets in a trust for Liza, with Wilbanks serving as the trustee, or controller. Pete's most valuable asset, his land, had already been deeded to Joel and Stella in equal shares, and this included their fine home.

released from Whitfield. John had cautioned him that such a clause might be hard to enforce if the children, as owners, for some reason wanted to prevent their mother from living there. The will had other problems, all carefully pointed out by the lawyer and all stubbornly ignored by the client

The children learned English, taught it to their parents, and rarely spoke the mother tongues at home.

Look, Gunther, it's great to see you, as always. But the last thing I want to hear today is a steady stream of bitching about my life. Car included. Got that?" "Wow, Sis. You wake up on the wrong side?" "I did.

Theo could think of nothing but April and of her miserable home life, her warring parents, her scarred brother and sister

I've read everything, Mr. Hatch. Many times. My brother is facing death for crimes he did not commit. The least I can do is sweat the details and support him. And, obviously, I do have plenty of time.

whom they could not find) and some sympathetic relatives. The poverty hurt, and they assumed, correctly, it had bred the intense desire to succeed.

was she following her parents' examples?

He had been baptized in that church when he was ten years old; Stella at nine. The family had faithfully attended the weekly services, the fall and spring revivals, the cookouts, potluck suppers, funerals, weddings, and an endless schedule of social events because for them, and for many in their town, the church was the center of society.

Needless to say, the weekend is long and agonizing. Karen gives the bad news to the family but not to their children. She refuses to believe the tumor is malignant and is convinced the surgery will go well.

They agreed to go their separate ways on Sundays and had no idea what would happen when children entered the picture.

No, thanks. They won't go away. You take care of Ricky and Mom, and me and the lawyer'll take care of the FBI.

What his parents needed was another kid or two, somebody else around the house to observe and analyze.

She was as responsible for his death as he was for hers. Above them, they left behind two fine children who didn't deserve to be punished for the sins of their parents.

has a new father and a new life." I cannot

Children serve as impossible-to-ignore, in-your-face timepieces, marking the relentless march of one's life through what otherwise might seem an infinite sea of minutes, hours, days, and years.

We both rolled our eyes when my old-school mother clucked at us, Enjoy them while you can because they'll be grown up before you know it. Now, even just a few years into it, we were realising she was right. Hers was a well-worn cliché but one we could already see was steeped in truth. The boys were growing up fast, and each week ended another little chapter that could never again be revisited.

I figli sono come orologi che non si possono ignorare; segnano l'inesorabile marcia della vita attraverso quello che altrimenti sembrerebbe un infinito are di minuti, ore, giorni, e anni.

Early that morning, she had written to her mother to say she was so excited

Elizabeth and her younger sisters, Claude and Marguerite, followed their mother's example.

Two of his sons were captured, one of them Sir John, who was executed next day at Aberdeen.

his personal sacrifice was limited, but his family lost all their property when he was outlawed.

Lennox was furious with his son, who had brought all his plans of the past twenty years to the verge of catastrophe.