Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit read more

Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common read more

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.

Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your read more

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.

Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of read more

Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; read more

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.

My whole life has been nothing but trying to find a way to take care of my mom and take read more

My whole life has been nothing but trying to find a way to take care of my mom and take care of my family as quickly as possible.

None but a mule denies his family.

None but a mule denies his family.