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

My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me.

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

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

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

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

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

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.

I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.