“ The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Do we have a hand mirror?' I asked from the kitchen doorway.'Never use one,' said Lester, examining the date on a carton of sour cream.'Naturally, you're a male. What you see is what you've got,' I sa… Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
“ Mandy, I hardly think this was appropriate, not after… you know… after the funeral we haven’t had the money for any of your weird little games and I was hoping you’d be more mature now that Jud’s gone… Rebecca McNutt
“ Fighting with siblings, especially the little ones, has always, and will always be the same. You fight with your hands tied behind your back. You know that you'll lose. But you still fight back, eithe… Nishanth Anchan K.N.
“ All close friendships are marked with competition. Our earliest tests are against our siblings and playmates, and some of that rivalry endures amongst friends into adulthood. Like dogs play fighting,… Christopher Bollen
“ I do find the sibling connection endlessly fascinating, as I do all family dynamics. I like how siblings seem to create their own parentless mini-civilization within a family, one that has its own law… Jandy Nelson
“ I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really conscious, Tom was going away to college. My relationship with him, which is a very close one, really developed in mor… David Hyde Pierce
“ Parents always stay older than you, but sibling sort of become adults together, and that complicates that relationship, I think. Carrie Coon
“ When I watch my kids, and I see the primal level at which the sibling relationships are formed, then I completely understand what these unresolved adult sibling problems are based on. You know, 'Mom l… Annette Bening
“ Leo offered his arm and Cassie took it. Sister and brother strolled aimlessly for a few moments. Perhaps we have not suffered enough to earn happiness?Cassie glanced up at him, relieved to note the te… Victoria Alexander
“ If Gerry were dying of thirst and spotted Alex two feet from a well, he still would not think he required his younger brother's help. It simply would never occur to him that Alex might be able to prov… Meredith Duran
“ She was not in the body of a young woman but just as I remembered her: a little toddler with a beautiful smile. She reached out with her small hand, and I gripped her tiny fingers as I let go of the p… Erica Sehyun Song
“ We share a bond. We do everything together. We have a piece of strong, invisible thread connecting us. It’s indestructible – it can never be broken. The thread is the key item that links us together.… Erica Sehyun Song
“ Ethan was loyal and funny and protective. When we were little, he was the brother most likely to make me cry—and mostly likely to wipe away my tears. Rachel Vincent
