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“Ma was heavy, but not fat; thick with child-bearing and work. She wore a loose Mother Hubbard of gray cloth in which there had once been colored flowers, but the color was washed out now, so that t...”
“As Romeo and Juliet found to their cost, marriage is never just about two people falling in love, it is about families.”
“Families share relationships based not only blood, but also the unique affiliation of a terribly long cord when measured in comparison with any other undertaking in a persons life, from cradle to t...”
“Some families are an odd melting pot of strangers with the occasional offering of obligation.”
“Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.”
“....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 you. Families are a liability.”
“Large families are communities unto their own.”
“We arrived from New York after a daylong slog through airports and planes and traffic. It was 10: 00 p.m. local time, but my body had no idea if it was night or day. Krishna was hungry, so I found ...”
“All families had started off in some mysterious waay: to repopulate the earth, or by accident, or by force, or out of boredom; and it's all a mystery what each will become.”
“Funny how you can forget that every family isn't like yours.”
“The only way we can revive our memories, if we are willing to ponder about the events that was never discussed for years by looking back at old photos or written texts which gives us a clue about t...”
“The foolish families worry over blood. I care nothing for purity of family or ancestry. That is a vain thing. I care only for strength. What a man can do to other men, women.”
“Life is for memories, full of fun, with friends, families and joyful sun.”
“Guilt is a feeble emotion. It surrenders too easily”
“Home is where your heart is.”
“We've all lost something along the way.”
“How we feel about our families teaches us and helps us know the importance of feeling.”
“Families with children were turned away in as many as 7 in 10 housing searches.”
“In many homes, technology meant to illuminate the mind ends up only illuminating the living room.”
“We live our entire lives thinking we know those closest to us. But do we ever really?”
