In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.
-Rick Riordan
A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss… That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all.
-Brad Pitt
The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.
-Mario Puzo
When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching–they are your family.
-Jim Butcher
No matter the risks we take, we always consider the end to be too soon, even though in life, more than anything else, quality should be more important than quantity.
-Alex Honnold
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
-Alexander Supertramp McCandless
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
-Ashley Smith
Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
-Walt Whitman
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.
-Richard Bach
Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.
-Lisa Weed
