Quotes about Family
As if the estrangement between them had come of any culpability of hers. As if Mr. Lorry had not known it for a fact, years ago, in the quiet corner in Soho, that this precious brother had spent her money and left her! He was saying the affectionate word, however, with a far more grudging condescension and patronage than he could have shown if their relative merits and positions had been reversed (which is invariably the case, all the world over),
- Charles Dickens
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues—faith and hope. This was the pride which swelled Mrs. Nickleby's heart that night, and this it was which left upon her face, glistening in the light when they returned home, traces of the most grateful tears she had ever shed.
- Charles Dickens
Well! It was only their love for me, I know very well, and it is a long time ago. I must write it even if I rub it out again, because it gives me so much pleasure. They said there could be no east wind where Somebody was; they said that wherever Dame Durden went, there was sunshine and summer air.
- Charles Dickens
Each day of our lives we make deposits into the memory banks of our children.
- Charles Swindoll
Always kiss your children goodnight — even if they're already asleep.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power, or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
When tempted to criticize your parents, spouse, or children, bite your tongue.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
The first photograph I ever experienced consciously is a picture of my mother from before she gave birth to me. Unfortunately, it's a black-and-white photograph, which means that many of the details have been lost, turning into nothing but gray shapes.
- Olga Tokarczuk
I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life.
- Sonia Sotomayor
Each woman brings her own separate, unique strengths to the family and the Church. Being a daughter of God means that if you seek it, you can find your true identity.
- James Faust