Not sure whether she wants to know all these people yet, but no one seems to be leaving, so she’s going to make the best of it. –Brian Andreas

How will our children know who they are if they don’t know where they come from? – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Cousin to cousin we’ll always be, special friends from the same family tree.

To the outside world we all grow old, but not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys.  – Clara Ortega

“Sisters” is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. – Margaret Mead

The problem with the gene pool is that there are no lifeguards.

Berrett Family Reunion — Reid Ranch – Fruitland, Utah — August 3-6, 2009

Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain – Martin Mull