Family
Quotes - Family is not an important thing, it's everything
“Maybe
it's just a daughter's job to piss off her mother.”
―
Chuck Palahniuk, Diary
“After
March in 1945, the Japanese felt threatened by possibility of the people of
Indochina rising against them. Therefore, they stated:
“We
of the Imperial Japanese Army have only invaded other Asian countries in order
to remove the European and American white man from Asia! Stick with us Japanese
and together we shall make Asians great while we kick the whites out of the
entire region!”
(A
Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
―
Michael G. Kramer
“Often
I felt like two people. One went into the world and did the living for the
other, who was stuck in an endless moment of knowing. Yesterday was today and
hereon in.”
―
Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows
“You're
the one who is weak. You will never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry
for you.”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“ At one
side of the creek, she builds a small cairn of stones underneath a large, oak
tree. “In remembrance of Aunt Beca,” she
says. “Thank you for all the things you
taught me. For all the times you
listened when I needed someone to talk to.
For all the love and support you offered me.”
―
Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found
“Family
is not an important thing, it's everything.”
―
Michael J. Fox
“I
have given my word that only death will take me from you.”
―
Philippa Gregory
“ONE
BUT MANY
One
God, many faces.
One
family, many races.
One
truth, many paths.
One
heart, many complexions.
One
light, many reflections.
One
world, many imperfections.
ONE.
We
are all one,
But
many.”
―
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“it
is strange
how
sisters
can
be
saviors
or
strangers
&
sometimes
a
bit of both.”
―
Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“I
don't feel the need to explain my actions to her. I don't clarify, I don't
doubt, I don't worry. I don't tell her everything, not anymore, but I tell her
more than anyone else, by far. I tell her as much as I can.”
―
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
“If
you didn't feel like your support system was strong enough, then getting
yourself out of the situation was the best thing to do”
―
Lindsey Kelk, I Heart New York
“Getting
some redecorating ideas?’ Nico asked. ‘Maybe you could do your dining room in
mediaeval monk skulls.’
Hades
arched an eyebrow. ‘I can never tell when you’re joking.”
―
Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
“The
ill-informed masses included her own family among their ranks, a family that
specialized in being both inconvenient and asinine.”
―
Gail Carriger, Soulless
“I
can't help detesting my relations. I suppose it comes from the fact that none
of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.”
―
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Selected Stories
“I
do have a point to all this,” she continues. “There are like twenty people in
that waiting room right now. Some of them are related to you. Some of them are
not. But we’re all your family.” She stops now. Leans over me so that the wisps
of her hair tickle my face. She kisses me on the forehead. “You still have a
family,” she whispers.”
―
Gayle Forman, If I Stay
“He
sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. He says she
is his émerveillement. He says he will never leave her, not in a million
years.”
―
Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
“There
are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the
halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.”
―
E.A. Bucchianeri
“Words
don’t have the power to hurt you, unless that person meant more to you than you
are willing to confess.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
“Each
time a person passes by you and you say 'hello', imagine that person turning
into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more light
is mirrored your way. Sharing beautiful hellos is the quickest way to earn
spiritual brownie points. You should start seeing hellos as small declarations
of faith. Every time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over
and over again that we are all family.”
―
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Will
is… difficult,” Jem said. “But family is difficult. If I didn’t think the
Institute was the best place for you, Tessa, I wouldn’t say it was. And one can
build one’s own family. I know you feel inhuman, and as if you were set apart,
away from life and love, but…” His voice cracked a little, the first time Tessa
had heard him sound unsure. He cleared his throat. “I promise you, the right
man won’t care.”
―
Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
“Home
is a choice.”
―
Victoria Schwab, Gallant
“And
what if---what are you if the people who are supposed to love you can leave you
like you're nothing?”
―
Elizabeth Scott, The Unwritten Rule
“You
ask 'Are you a man or a demon?' Neither, I say. I have woken up, and the rest
of you are sleeping, and that is the only difference between us.”
―
Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger
“I
was just going to say it reminds me of the symbols on a family crest.”
Noah
stopped mid-stride, and turned very slowly. “We’re not related.”
“I
know, but—”
“Don’t
even think it.”
―
Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“The
Screaming
flashed
me back
to a
time
when
mom and dad
were
still together
if
you could call
miles
apart together.”
―
Ellen Hopkins
“By
overcoming biases - be it through a closer and more honest examination of
ourselves, deeper self-knowledge, an understanding of the patterns of thoughts
and behaviors we experience, or any other method - we can undo these mental
blocks and reignite a passion for honest, genuine, and will-intentioned
discourse.”
―
Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an
Increasingly Divided World
