Spreuken over Familie

I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family

At Dad's funeral, it was something. I think everyone was surprised to see the whole battalion of re-enactors there. We're family and that's really cool.

I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood are conditions people have to work at. It's a serious matter. You compromise, you give, you take, you stand firm, and you're relentless...And it is an investment. Sisterhood means if you happen to be in Burma and I happen to be in San Diego and I'm married to someone who is very jealous and you're married to somebody who is very possessive, if you call me in the middle of the night, I have to come.

Raising children is like paying taxes, you can give a little of yourself to them day by day, or end up paying a big lump sum sometime later.

She's my sister friend and I pray for her and her children. Everybody, please give a good thought, a positive thought for Coretta.