#ily

You are the best, most loving, supportive family anyone could ever have," I said through my sobs. "I'm so sorry if I'm a burden." They all told me not to be so bloody silly, I told them not to swear, and Landen gave me a handkerchief for my tears. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#family

Unlike her, he came from a good family. A prechopped pepper kind of family. ↗

— Tessa Bailey

#peppers #family

As she worked, she remembered something her parents had said to her when Klaus was born, and against when they brought Sunny home from the hospital. 'you are the eldest Baudelaire child,' they had said, kindly but firmly. 'And as the eldest, it will always be your responsibility to look after your younger siblings. Promise us that you will always watch out for them and make sure they don't get into trouble. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#siblings #family

What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don't mean nothin'. We a family, carin' for each other. Family make us strong in times of trouble. We all stick together, help each other out. That the real meanin' of family. ↗

— Kathleen Grissom

#family

I want to be a dad. Sorry, I’m dyslexic. I meant to write dad.
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— Jarod Kintz

#dyslexia #family #funny #humor #family

God’s mission for the family is expanding God’s family. ↗

— Ann Dunagan

#family

Why are you here? I'm here because this is where my Mom's family is from and after my parents got divorced, she kept the house. Because I was conceived and born and grew up. I'm breathing and my heart is beating and as much as it hurts—as much searing, monumental pain as it causes me—I have to exist. ↗

— Brenna Yovanoff

#mr-harmon #family

Every family has secrets, Reena, and they’re there for a reason. ↗

— Renita D'Silva

#indian-fiction #women-s-fiction #family

...as for unhappy families, star-crossed lovers, and exiled heroes, they are simply universal. ↗

— Elif Batuman

#family

There was an outburst of noise and protests, and Jeremy announced I wasn't being logical, of course they wouldn't sell me, because it was illegal, for heaven's sake. Alexa gave him a look that said you're not helping, and Gil smacked him on the back of the head, and Olivia said, yes, that was the only reason they weren't going to sell me. ↗

— Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

#family #ordinary-magic #siblings #family