Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. —Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My parents . . . decided early on that all of the problems in my family had somehow to do with me. All roads led to Roseyville, a messy, chaotic town where, as parents, they were required to visit, but could never get out of quick enough or find a decent parking place. —Roseanne Barr More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Turning the other cheek is all well and good, but Jesus was neither married nor a parent. —Molly Maslin Arbogast More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material. —F. Scott Fitzgerald More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Hey, hey, easy, kids. Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes . . . or perhaps you don't want to see the second-largest ball of twine on the face of the earth, which is only four short hours away? —From National Lampoon's Vacation More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There is no such thing as fun for the whole family. —Jerry Seinfeld More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The memories of my family outings are still a source of strength to me. I remember we'd all pile into the car — I forget what kind it was — and drive and drive. I'm not sure where we'd go, but I think there were some trees there. The smell of something was strong in the air as we played whatever sport we played. I remember a bigger, older guy we called "Dad." We'd eat some stuff, or not, and then I think we went home. I guess some things never leave you. —Jack Handey More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation. —Margaret Mead More about this quote Tags: isolation community Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Look at the typical American family scene: Man walking around farting. Woman walking around scratching. Kids going around hollering. Hey, man, fuck that. —Elvis Presley More about this quote Tags: man family America farts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home. —Edgar Watson Howe More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You live on from year's end to year's end, surrounded by those whom you love, and chatting together; but it is rare to be thrown alone with any one individual and have [a] really intimate talk with him or her. . . . Unless some effort is made for it, or unless circumstances are unusually favorable, the very members of the same family live, one might say, on parallel lines, without ever touching. —Charles Buxton More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Strangers take a long time to become acquainted, particularly when they are from the same family. —M.E. Kerr More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
So much time had gone by, but emotionally, it still felt like yesterday. —Penelope Ward in Stepbrother Dearest More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When you want to learn, sometimes you have to take risks. Someone might laugh at you; your feelings might get hurt. But then you'll feel good because you were brave enough to try. —Rachael Wade in Preservation More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It was one of those awful moments where you have no control over your reaction, when the pain is too exposed to hide. —Jessica Knoll in Luckiest Girl Alive More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email