#siblings

Bett didn't have any siblings because she said her father had preserved what was dead for too long to be able to create life. When Bet was younger and had begged for one, her father gave her a marmot he' stuffed for a man from Wyoming. "This is your brother Christopher," he'd said, placing the marmot on Bett's pillow one night. "He doesn't talk much, so you'll have to pick up the slack there. ↗

— Rebecca Rasmussen

#humor #siblings #family

You mess with my sister, you're messing with me! ↗

— Loretta Livingstone

#siblings #sisters #life

All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school - my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program. ↗

— Mark Zuckerberg

#college #friends #going #high #high school

Family: the most important thing of all. My siblings may drive me crazy at times but they are my blood. They’re all I’ve known. My family is me. They are my life. Without them I walk the planet alone. Forbidden, Tabitha Suzuma ↗

— Tabitha Suzuma

#family

I have lots of older siblings, and as they started to leave the house, I went from cooking once a week to twice, three times, and so on. After a while, it was just like making the bed. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#bed #cooking #house #i #just

I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put whatever I handed him in his mouth. He would try to eat anything. I fed him Tabasco sauce and he yelled. Having a little brother helped me learn to relate to other people. Being a little brother, Snort learned to watch what he put in his mouth. ↗

— John Elder Robison

#brothers #childhood #children #siblings #life

Christian is staring at us. He’s an only child and could never understand the delicate joys of sibling abuse. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#siblings #humor

I think I rescued myself. ↗

— Donna K. Childree

#adventure-travel #family-relationships #siblings #family

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#deeper #desire #energy #feel #followed

My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work. ↗

— Lily Collins

#i #industry #make #obviously #older