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And as if he had read her thoughts, the old man murmured, 'What a blessing it is to die in your own bed, under your own roof, with your family surrounding you, full of the knowledge that you have lived as thoroughly as you wanted to. ↗

— Anita Rau Badami

#dying #family

You say you're a comedian, you always have to be on guard. ↗

— Anthony Anderson

#comedian #guard #say #you

You are the posterity of your family. You are either continuing the progression or regression of your ancestors. ↗

— Johnnie Dent Jr.

#legacy #political #family

No one is ever a victim, although your conquerors would have you believe in your own victimhood. How else could theu conquer you? ↗

— Barbara Marciniak

#family

This was long before the term 'single-parent family' came into use; back then it was a 'broken home'... ↗

— Julian Barnes

#history #time #family

I once ran across a list of nearly 400 winds from around the world and wondered why Wyoming, so dominated by wind, has so few names for its variations. . . . There's the wind, the damned wind, and the goddamned wind. ↗

— Teresa Jordan

#words #family

The lamp sizzled as it burned. It made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. Outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world. ↗

— Tove Jansson

#moomin-philosophy #security #family

and talking of the dear family party which would then be restored, of their mutual pursuits and cheerful society, as the only happiness worth a wish. ↗

— Jane Austen

#family

... it's good to have female or minority role models. But the important thing is to have mentors who care about you, and they come in all colors. ↗

— Condoleezza Rice

#minority #role-models #family

Vampires, bringing America together! ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#vampires #family