The family that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape,nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
And thank you for a house full of people I love. Amen.
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing.
The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness.
Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.
There is no cure for laziness but a large family helps.
In a houseful of toddlers and pets, you can start out having a bad day, but you keep getting detoured.
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.
