A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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.
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.
happy families, another, resemble, unhappy
The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.
It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.
