More quotations tagged with “family”
We al have family disfunction. It's why we're successful, to fill that hole.
—George Bernard Shaw
Caregiver: that word should weigh more than others on a page, sag it down a bit and wrinkle it, because the simple-sounding job frazzles as it consumes and depletes. Not that it's only gloomy. Caregiving offers many fringe benefits, including the sheer sensory delight of nourishing and grooming, sharing, and playing. There's something uniquely fulfilling about being a lodestar, feeling so deeply needed, and it's fun finding creative ways to gladden a loved one's life. But caregiving does buttonhole you; you're stitched in one place.
—Diane Ackerman
They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.
—David Assael
I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society.
—Anna Quindlen
It is dismal coming home, when there is nobody to welcome one!
—Ann Radcliffe