A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

Families are the compass that guides us They are the inspiration to reach great heights and our comfort when we falte

And maybe that's it- if your family is broken and ruined, go find another one, or better yet, go make another one.

She gave thanks for the grace that pours down when you least expect it-and wasn't that just another name for love?

As in so many cases of sexual abuse within the family, it is much more complicated than had it been done by a stranger.

Blood is thicker than water,"The young man saidAs he knifed his friendFor a drooling old bitchAnd a house full of lies.

I’d live anywhere, - in one room, in the castle ruin right now – if it meant we could all just be together.

He sat staring before him, seeing nothing but a long line of Mortimers, inexhaustable and prolific to the end of time.

Is that what love is all about? Needing them to come back to you when they're away? To come home and keep you safe?

Why one enjoys maternal grandparents more than the paternal ones, i have never understood, but it was like that for me.

i've found the best way to give advice to your children,is to find out what they want,and then advise them to do it

I have a good life, I remind myself. There are plenty of people who love me. They're just not around at the moment.

There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated. Or more . . . secure.

I never wanted to be away from the family. Intuitively, I knew how easily distances could harden and become permanent.

You can say that Lebanese has hundreds of lexemes for family relations. Family to the Lebanese is as snow to the Inuit.