7,080 Quotes About Family

She looked into my eyes, as if she could see me. In that moment I could see her too, the woman inside, the woman I'd lost. She was there with me, her soul open and present and clear as light. For those few seconds I was no longer afraid of the journey, of the road ahead.

You two are bright stars in the Rabble Mob, and the Rabble Mob is family.

Those we love tie our hearts in knots but we'll never stop giving them the ribbons of our presence.

I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.

The only problem with sharing a room with her sisters, Jessie decided, was that she couldn’t wrap their Christmas presents in there. Fortunately, the garage was nearly always empty, so she’d hauled everything in there and spread it across the workbench. Opening a back page of her inspiration book, she glanced from the list to the Santa’s workshop–sized mess of fabric, scrapbooking paper, scissors, tape, and grocery bags layered to hide the presents inside.

Once unpacked, I saw my family downstairs. Each step released something spidery inside me: the sick-making terror of need.

Brother, why do we fight like we are not flesh of flesh? Blood of blood. Bone of bone. Like if the time came I would not go to war for you or catch a thousand bullets just to keep you safe. Brother, why do we push these words at each other like we are not of the same womb. Brother, why do we use our truths like knives. Why does this distance exist between us? Why are we worlds apart on the same planet?

Brother, why do we fight like we are not flesh of flesh? Blood of blood. Bone of bone. Like if the time came I would not go to war for you or catch a thousand bullets just to keep you safe. Brother, why do we push these words at each other like we are not of the same womb?Brother, why do we use our truths like knives? Why does this distance exist between us? Why are we worlds apart on the same planet?

We’ll get there. Think of this as an adventure, not a problem.