“ 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
“ I never learned to say shit before a lady. I don't believe in progress in quite the way you seem to. You believe in it more than Grandmother did. As for those purely cultural patterns of convention yo… Wallace Stegner
“ Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred. Kid Rock
“ My grandparents - my mom's parents - they're Jewish. But nobody ever pushed religion onto us. It wasn't something I ever grew up with. David Beckham
“ Grandparents are extremely rich folks with silver in their hair and gold in their hearts. Mamur Mustapha
“ My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents. Nikki Sixx
“ At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic. Tabitha Soren
“ I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents. Danny Meyer
“ The very old and the very young have something in common that makes it right that they should be left alone together. Dawn and sunset see stars shining in a blue sky; but morning and midday and aftern… Elizabeth Goudge
