| To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. |
| After a girl is grown, her little brothers-now her protectors - seem like big brothers. |
| When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life. |
| Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply... |
| The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder. |
| Our siblings push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago - the baby,the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider.It doesn't seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we've traveled. |
| A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. |
| It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on.someone to tell on! |
| Never make a companion equal to a brother. |
| The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother - and they'll settle for a puppy every time. |