"The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors."

Mary Catherine Bateson, American Scientist

Family, Metaphors, Understanding

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"The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors."

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"Daddy is trying really fugging hard to think of a not-terrifying reason why you'd wake Daddy up in the middle of the night to ask that fugging question. But no. No. Daddy does not have a match or a lighter."

John Green, American Author

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"They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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"Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon."

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"Don't give up on yourself, your dreams and your family."

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Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Children observe everything with caution."

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"Children forget that sometimes. They think of themselves as a burden instead of a wish granted."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

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Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Children are sacred beings."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"The difference between a 'man' and a 'father' is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."

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"Daddy is trying really fugging hard to think of a not-terrifying reason why you'd wake Daddy up in the middle of the night to ask that fugging question. But no. No. Daddy does not have a match or a lighter."

"They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold."

"Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon."

"Don't give up on yourself, your dreams and your family."

"It is wonderful to live together as brothers and sisters."

"Children observe everything with caution."

"Children forget that sometimes. They think of themselves as a burden instead of a wish granted."

"Children are holy angels."

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"The difference between a 'man' and a 'father' is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."

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"The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy."

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"Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten."

"The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it."

"Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers."

"Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving."

"There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors."

"No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a really nice man who wishes she were not."