#ily

Certain motherfuckers think they can fuck with my shit, but you can't kill the Rooster. You might can fuck him up some times, but, bitch, nobody kills the motherfucking Rooster. You know what I'm saying? ↗

— David Sedaris

#perseverance #rooster #self-preservation #family

Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst. ↗

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley

#family

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#family

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#life #family

True friends are families which you can select. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#family

I hadn’t been in proper school in three years. My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an author who did not know I existed. ↗

— John Green

#family #friendship #family

Never Let anyone tell you that you can't; show them that you can. ↗

— Gloria Mallette

#books #family #marriage #psychological-suspense #family

we must take care of our families wherever we find them. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#family

My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn't a social construct but an instinct. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#family #love #faith

Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what you want. You'll settle for those things, but you really want a monkey that does your evil bidding. Pullman is a genius just for this. ↗

— Maureen Johnson

#humor #monkeys #family