Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things read more

Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

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

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

I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, read more

I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack.

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 hint 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.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

You don\'t have to give birth to someone to have a family.

You don\'t have to give birth to someone to have a family.

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.