Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

Prospero the Enchanter's immediate reaction upon meeting his daughter is a simple declaration of: "Well, fuck.

Family Quotes And Sayings by Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

Rabih Alameddine, I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters

By remaining constrained in one's environment or country or family, one has little chance of being other than the original prescription. By leaving, one gains a perspective, a distance of both space and time, which is essential for writing about family or home, in any case.

Family Quotes And Sayings by Rabih Alameddine, I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters

Kristen Iversen, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

I adore my mother, but I fear for her. She seems helpless, caught in the vortex of my father's dark moods and unpredictable behavior. I try never to displease her. I love the scent of Juicy Fruit gum on her breath and the hint of Joy perfume on her neck, the crisp crinkle of her hair stiff with aerosol spray and the chipped pink polish on her nails.

Family Quotes And Sayings by Kristen Iversen, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

Keri Hulme, The Bone People

A family can be the bane of one's existence. A family can also be most of the meaning of one's existence. I don't know whether my family is bane or meaning, but they have surely gone away and left a large hole in my heart.

Family Quotes And Sayings by Keri Hulme, The Bone People

Tad Carpenter

What I love most about my home is who I share it with.

Family Quotes And Sayings by Tad Carpenter

Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys

For what are the words with which to summarize a lifetime, so much crowded confused happiness terminated by such stark slow-motion pain?

Family Quotes And Sayings by Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys

George Orwell, 1984

Tragedy, he precieved, belonged to the ancient time, to a time when there were still privacy, love, and friendship, and when the members of a family stood by one another without needing to know the reason.

Family Quotes And Sayings by George Orwell, 1984