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.

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

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

I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.

What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?

Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.

At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability.