“You’re a pretty good liar”—I’m a fantastic liar—“but that’s for everybody else. Not family.” The innocence of it makes me want to laugh, or maybe cry. The biggest lies are always for the ones you love the most. I’ll take care of you. It’ll be fine. Everything’s okay.” FamilyLies Book:Starling House Source: Starling House
“The air smells green and secret, surprising Beatrice with a rare pang of homesickness for Crow County; she supposes a person doesn't have to love their home in order to miss it.” HomeFamilyHomesick Book:The Once and Future Witches Source: The Once and Future Witches
“What did I have? My father's book and my silver coin-knife, both wrapped tight in a stolen pillowcase. Bad, snoring lightly beside me. Jane. Samuel. My own unwritten words waiting to change the shape of the world. Surely all that outweighed what I didn't have: a mother, a father, a home. Surely it would be enough.” LoveEnoughHomeFamilyWanting Book:The Ten Thousand Doors of January Source: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
“Better the middle sister than the mother. Middle sisters are forgotten or failed or ill-fated, but at least they survive, mostly; mothers rarely make it past the first line. They die, as gently and easily as flowers wilting, and leave their three daughters exposed to all the wickedness of the world.” FamilyBirth Order Author:Alix E. Harrow