“ ...no matter how frequently we came, when we arrived, they acted as if we had been away one hundred years. [His grandparents' greeting.] James Vescovi
“ Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ History has shown us time and time again that you don't have to know someone to love them with all your heart. Shannon L. Alder
“ When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no book can replace. Curtis Tyrone Jones
“ Kids are hard -they drive you crazy and break your heart- whereas grandchildren make you feel great about life, and yourself, and your ability to love someone unconditionally, finally, after all these… Anne Lamott
“ She loved them so much that she felt a kind of hollowness on the inner surface of her arms whenever she looked at them- an ache of longing to pull them close and hold them tight against her. Anne Tyler
“ Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches. Jim Carrey
“ My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is. Ellen DeGeneres
“ The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. Sam Levenson
