On the heels of Thanksgiving, a few words about families and friends

"The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family."
     — Lee Iacocca

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
     — Jane Howard

"You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them."
     — Desmond Tutu

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
     — Helen Keller

"Some people go to priests, others to poetry, I to my friends."
     — Virginia Woolf

"I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that better." 
     — Plutarch

"Friends are the family you choose."
     — Jess C. Scott