Where lurk sweet echoes of the dear homevoices,
Each note of which calls like a little sister,
Those airs slow, read more

Where lurk sweet echoes of the dear homevoices,
Each note of which calls like a little sister,
Those airs slow, slow ascending, as the smokewreaths
Rise from the hearthstones of our native hamlets
Cyrano Act 5.

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.

In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.

In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.

I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended--and not to take a read more

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended--and not to take a kint when a hint isn't intended.

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.

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.