FamilyTwo:23

Sarah Dessen

“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We had many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, and the groups you moved through while all of this was happening: friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them perfect, and we couldn't expect them to be. You can't make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build your world from it.”

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

“If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable - each segment distinct.”

Margaret mead

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.

Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst."

Trenton Lee Stewart

"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."