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

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

There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.

There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.

No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.

No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most read more

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.

A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.

A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.

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.

One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the read more

One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.

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.

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.