#life

Despite being what would now be called a deprived child in a one parent family, I did not grow up with an urge to smash windows or to bash old ladies over the head in order to steal handbags. ↗

— Eva Hart

#growing-up #humor #life #single-parenting #family

Little boy and little girl.I don't know how old. Sweetest family in the world, of you listen to the old folks around here." Xander was stunned. "And nobody knows what happened to them?" "Some say they high-tailed it to Europe." She raised her eyebrows at him. "Most believe he took them somewhere and killed them. Then took his own life." Dad forced a smile. "Just old rumors," he said. ↗

— Robert Liparulo

#life #xander #family

Delicious days ahead for solitude and writing and, oh yes, the holiday meal with family. Live with my characters until term starts in 2012! ↗

— Stella Atrium

#characters #writing #writing-craft #writing-life #family

Sometimes, I stop and realize the only reason I'm still alive is thanks to my true friends and family. ↗

— Anonymous

#family

Toate familiile fericite se aseamănă între ele. Fiecare familie nefericită este nefericită în felul ei. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#happiness-life #life #family

I am suddenly comsumed by nostalgia for the little girl who was me, who loved the fields and believed in God, who spent winter days home sick from school reading Nancy Drew and sucking menthol cough drops, who could keep a secret. ↗

— Audrey Niffenegger

#life

FRIENDS HELP YOU BE HAPPY ENEMIES LET YOU DOWN FAMILY HELPS YOU LEARN WORLD HELPS YOU LIVE. ↗

— Varun Ravikumar

#family

The happiness of a family is such a complex matter. Like a table laid out with a tea service, it looks so ordinary until it's threatened. Then it becomes infinitely precious. ↗

— Lynda Williams

#happiness #family

Already he knew that to overdo a thing is to destroy it. ↗

— Elizabeth Enright

#fragilty #life-lessons #overdoing #simplicity #family

Look closely into the eyes of those around you, it is always you looking right back, admiring, observing, and trying to tell you that We are One ↗

— Martin Suarez

#family #life-lessons #sisters #unity #we-are-one