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

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

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.

Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place.

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.

I have a family to support. And I'm not always going to be doing exactly what I want to do.