“ Every moment of our lives we make choices. Most we don’t even know we’re making, they’re so dull or routine or automatic. Some are beyond explanation—like my mom choosing Wyatt’s memory over Dad and m… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ The causes of familial discord and distance are countless, but the results are often the same: secrecy, blame, sadness, hurt, confusion, and feelings of loss and grief. Sharon Salzberg
“ Sometimes, in the stillness of my room, my mom’s voice came to me, repeating things she’d said for months. Like, “My skin is melting off my face, isn’t it?” And, “My whole body feels dead from the cra… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ My mom told me once that Wyatt loved her the way a boy will love his mother, but I loved her the way an artist loves another. Jo taught me what that meant. Laura Anderson Kurk
“ 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. Nora Roberts
“ Families can also be divided into subgroups with different values, perspectives, and and communication styles, even if a subgroup consists of only one individual. David Bedrick
“ Miz Ellen, what do you carry in that handbag of yours that has enough wallop to knock down a full-grown man? - Dan Landry Jane Rainwater
“ We all have a book in us. The first step is recognising this. Writing it is a whole new journey. Kathryn Joyce
“ But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair. Ruta Sepetys
“ The world doesn't owe you anything because you're in it, but you owe yourself the world because it is in you. Kat Kaelin
“ Contentment isn’t something that just happens to you, Regan Lee, it’s a choice. You have to want exactly what you have. A.P. Jensen
“ Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others. Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, a pleasantness beneath the unpleasantness, based on the tacit understanding th… Mignon McLaughlin
“ Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you still had your mother or father at your back, you'd be okay. Jojo Moyes
“ None of us lives in isolation. We're in it together. And some conflict along the way is inevitable. But our highest priority, when all is said and done, has to be commitment to each other –- sticking… Steve Goodier
