“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”
Brad Henry
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. ”
Anthony Brandt
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”
Frederick Buechner
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.”
Richard David Bach
“Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.”
Robin Hobb
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together. ”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Families are the compass that guides us.”
Brad Henry
“What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.”
George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”
Jane Howard
“You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”
Trenton Lee Stewart
“Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.”
Wanda Hope Carter
“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.”
