I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.

You have been the great green adventure of my life. Without you my days would be unlit.

Watch over Honoria, will you? See she doesn't marry an idiot. (Daniel Smythe-Smith)

I am somebody's son, and I know a guy I call "Dad." Those two things are unrelated.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father s protection

We don't get to choose who we love. Or stop loving them when they're difficult.

My name is Monika Ora Moniker, but you can call me MOM. Or dad will do just fine.


Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark.

Family isn't blood. It's the people who love you. The people who have your back.

You know we travelled a lot when I was a kid because my father was wherever the work was

Families are so important here," I said. She looked surprised. "They are not everywhere?

In some families please is described as the magic word In our house however it was sorry

Mom had the kind of love for her that you could feel, like it was part of the atmosphere

Even with my deepest soul I knew too well that all of these were just a stairs to heaven.

Families hold each other in an iron grip of definition. One must break the grip, somehow.