Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.

It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.

It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.

I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.

Make a Goal Box, a chart of positive daily contact with a family when you are working with them.

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.