Quotes of: Family-planning Keyword

Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.

Divergent

So what do we do?" "We do what all families do. Grin, bear it, and pass the mashed potatoes.

Eleventh Grade Burns

He was silent for a moment, staring out the window into the rain; I imagined he was contemplating the fact that his family's presence was turning the locals into giant dogs.

Eclipse

There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja?

Fields of Corn

Family we cannot always choose, but it sure is fun to try and make them laugh during dinners. Especially when they are trying to eat their soup.

The Frowny Face Cow

Look forward to the wonderment of growing up, raising a family and driving by the gas station where the popular kids now work.

Gator A-Go-Go

I've never had sex. Never wanted to. Not with a man or a woman or an animal, though my family jokes about it. And I never will. The thought of it disgusts me.

Gods Behaving Badly

There were many things they simply didn't talk about: between them, silence was not so much a form of evasion as a way for solitary people to exist in a family.

Great House

Angels and demons are shaped by humans. Even god is shaped by humanity. Who you are has been codified by the humans around you… family, friends, and even enemies.

God's Madmen

People need space; families need air; love needs light. Like Mrs. Anastagio always said, ―You need enough rooms to love someone properly.

Hot Head

Now and adult, allowed a glimpse of these first cracks in my family's perfect surface, I couldn't help but wonder what else I didn't understand about us all. p 60

The Aviator's Wife

Dude--she's your wife." He pointed to the locker where the Bible lay concealed. "God first, family second, country third.

Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog

God’s beautiful woman spares no effort to provide the best she can for her beloved family.

Beautiful in God's Eyes

The Ladies Buddenbrook from Breite Strasse did not weep, however - it was not their custom. Their faces, a little less caustic than usual at least, expressed a gentle satisfaction at death's impartiality.

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

She craved a family, not having had enough of one to understand what a pain in the ass it was.

Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It

Love isn't something you take from one to give to another. Love is to be shared among all; the more people we have in our family, the more love there will be to share.

The Beloved

You set fire to my house, killed my family, and ate my dog. But steal my boyfriend? That's a step too far.

Beauty Queens

Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.

Brisingr

The most important parts of building a family are "God's Love" and "Meaningful Friendships.

A Bright New Morning: An American Story

A blanket could keep a family of three warm for a lifetime, but global warming could do the same for the world forever.  

The Brick and Blanket Divergence Test

Jerome said, It's like, a family doesn't work anymore when everyone in it is more miserable than they would be if they were alone, You know?

On Beauty