Quotes About Family

This time all the Incorrigibles chimed in. "Nevermore!" they cried. Somehow a turnip found its way from Cassiopeia's plate to Alexander's. Penelope tried to kick a warning under the table, but her foot hit the admiral's cane instead and gave a nasty stub to her toe.

Cassiopeia, the youngest, had taken a Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! book from the shelf to look at the pictures and had promptly fallen asleep in the rocking chair. Now she was sweetly snoring, the book nestled beneath her chin.

Commonly, in Japan, the crane is regarded as a symbol of peace. But for us, in the Sasaki family, it is the embodiment of Sadako's life, and it is filled with her wish and hope.

You cannot choose your family, but you may have to remind yourself that you love them, because you do (whether you like it or not).

In contrast, Confucians hold that we should show compassion to all human beings, but we have special obligations to certain individuals because of the specific relationships we have with them, relationships that make us who we are—family, community, and friendship. So part of the justification for differentiated care is the special debts we acquire through the relationships that help define us.

A man's daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world.

I Lochs si estendono da una collina all'altra e misurano in modo sempre più palpabile la lontananza verso cui mi spingo. Arthur russa come una locomotiva a vapore. Anna e Luna dondolano la testa. Sembrano due sorelle siamesi. Il tic tac del mio orologio risuona nel silenzio della notte. Mi rendo conto che tutto questo piccolo mondo ripartirà senza di me.

Help from a stranger is better than sympathy from a relative.

Love from strangers is better than apathy from relatives.

Your ancestors are a ladder; upon them climb.

Everyone in this house has gray hair, walks with a cane, visits the graveyard

Both of you... what traits did you inherit from your mother?" "Oh. Hmm... I think I got all my bad traits from mother. But my fatal flaws are from father. " ...

I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.

My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.

But mostly I remember every morning before school. How she'd say "Hey, honey!" just I was walking out the apartment door. And me stopping and turning around and saying "What?" And her saying "I love you." And me rolling my eyes like I just wanted to hurry up so I didn't miss the bus. I'd start going again and she'd say "Hey, honey!" and I'd pretend I was so annoyed 'cause she was wasting time and I had to go catch the bus. And how secretly it was my favorite part of every day.

It's not stuff you leave with. It's love.

He'd give anything to be out there playing instead of standing here watching. Trying to maintain this smile out of respect. He digs into his wrists some more with his nails. Breaks previously broken skin and pulls away. A smear of blood he wipes away with his other hand, rubs off across his dark jeans. Back home his mom is always on him to stop digging, but that only makes him want to dig more." -exerpt from "Mexican White Boy

Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you.

because it's not my dad's fault he wasn't the dad I wanted growing up. Just like it's not his fault he got cancer. Blaming other people for the situation you find yourself in is just a waste of time. And besides, what's he going to learn if I tell him a few home truths?

Maybe it's living back at my parents' house, or perhaps going back to school, but somehow, surrounded by all these reminders from my past, in the middle of all the stuff I grew up with, with the people I grew up around, I think I'm finally beginning to understand what 'home' means.

Molly almost goes out of her way to describe how loving and supportive her parents have always been, emphasizing in particular the fact that, while she was growing up, her mom couldn't have cared less whether Molly ran or didn't run, and if she ran, whether she ran well or poorly, as long as she was happy.

A group of adventurers is known as a "party," and not just because they like to celebrate their success together in the end. Your party should be as close to you as your family--assuming your family can cast spells, kill monsters, and bring you back from the edge of death.

My mother always said I was special." "Well, she got that right, I suppose. She just didn't know how." "She also mentioned 'especially stubborn' from time to time.

Lisa, I apologize to you, I was wrong, I take it all back. Always be yourself. If you want to be sad, honey, be sad. We'll ride it out with you. And when you get finished feeling sad, we'll still be there. From now on, let me do the smiling for both of us.