Family Quotes
“And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home.”
“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.”
-- Bertrand Russell
“Thinking back to those earlier days, I felt I was weak when I wasn't making movies, and then when I was, I thought I was weak as a family member.”
-- Ang Lee
“I'm just a public-schoolboy. I've got a degree. I'm from a middle-class family in Devon. I've got no story.”
-- Chris Martin
“I have a mother that's very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.”
-- Whitney Houston
“My mother isolated herself from all family and friends for some 20 years. And never met her grandchild, my son.”
-- Laura Schlessinger
“When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places.”
-- John Cheever