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The family — that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never

The family — that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to. – Dodie Smith

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Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty. – Dodie Smith

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My family were from Jamaica. – Diane Abbott

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I eat a little bit of everything and not a lot of anything. Everything in moderation. I know thats really hard for people to understand, but I grew up in an Italian family where we didnt overdo anything. We ate pasta, yes, but not a lot of it. – Giada De Laurentiis

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I am the baby in the family, and I always will be. I am actually very happy to have that position. But I still get teased. I dont mind that. – Janet Jackson

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But in my heart of hearts, this is the kind of thing… this is what everyone is struggling with in their lives – relationships and family. To me, its always an interesting area to mine. Im drawn to it. – Mark Ruffalo

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. – Alexander Pope

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History is past politics, and politics present history. – John Robert Seeley, The Growth of British Policy

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