Found Family Quotes

“A home isn’t always the house we live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with. You may not live on the island, but you can’t tell me it’s not your home. Your bubble, Mr. Baker. It’s been popped. Why would you allow it to grow around you again?”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“I lay there in the bath not thinking, not doing anything. After a few seconds, I heard her open the front door, and then her voice saying: she's had a really rough day, so just be nice to her. And Nick said: I know, I will. I loved them both so much in this moment that I wanted to appear in front of them like a benevolent ghost and sprinkle blessings into their lives. Thank you, I wanted to say. Thank you both. You are my family now.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

“They were all right here with him still but he missed them with a ferocity that threatened to turn him inside-out. Only Andrew saw the strain in Neil's mask. He crossed the room to stand in front of Neil, a silent demand in his stare. Neil wanted to answer that, but he didn't know how. German was the obvious answer because it would afford them a little bit of privacy, but Romero and Jackson didn't understand German. They wouldn't know what he was saying and they would have to react like he was spilling every dark secret. Neil couldn't allow that. He didn't want to leave Andrew with nothing, but what could he possibly say? "Thank you," he finally said. He couldn't say he meant thanks for all of it: the keys, the trust, the honesty, and the kisses. Hopefully Andrew would figure it out eventually. "You were amazing." He meant it for Andrew's ears only, but Allison was close enough to overhear. She sent Matt a significant look. Neil saw it in his peripheral vision but didn't take his eyes off Andrew to see Matt's reaction. He didn't want to look away, as if by holding Andrew's gaze he could somehow save this moment.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Sooner or later, though, no matter where in the world we live, we must join the diaspora, venturing beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us. We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives.”
― Armistead Maupin, Logical Family: A Memoir

“No one's said a word to them since they said we couldn't see you." Nathaniel's heart skipped a beat. The heat that gnawed at his chest was an ugly mix of gratitude and shame. He tried to speak but had to clear his throat before trying again. "But why? I've done nothing but lie to them. I willingly put them all in danger so I could play a little longer. They got hurt last night because of me. Why would they protect me now?" "You are a Fox," Andrew said, like it was that simple, and maybe it was. Nathaniel dropped his eyes and worked his jaw, fighting for a center he was quickly losing hold of.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“He didn't want to think about this, didn't want to feel this, so he thought about the Foxes instead. He clung tight to the memory of their unhesitating friendship and their smiles. He pretended the heartbeat pounding a sick pace in his temples was an Exy ball ricocheting off the court walls. He thought of Wymack holding him up in December and Andrew pushing him down against the bedroom floor. The memories made him weak with grief and loss, but they made him stronger, too. He'd come to the Foxhole Court every inch a lie, but his friends made him into someone real. He'd hit the end of his rope before he wanted to and he hadn't accomplished everything he'd hoped to this year, but he'd done more with his life than he'd ever thought possible. That had to be enough. He traced the outline of a key into his bloody, burnt palm with a shaky finger, closed his eyes, and wished Neil Josten goodbye.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Neil stared back at him, suddenly lost. He was fluent in two languages, nearly there in a third, and could string together some useful survival phrases in a half-dozen more. But with the whole truth bared between them Neil didn't have the right words to say. "You should have thrown my file away," Neil said at last. "You should have walked away when I threw your contract back in your face. But you took a chance on me and you brought me here. You saved my life. Three times," Neil said, "you've saved my life. I can't just say 'thank you' for that."
"You don't have to," Wymack said. "I brought you here, but you saved yourself. You're the one who decided to stay. You're the one who stopped being afraid long enough to realize you could get a grip here and a foothold there. You found your own way."
"If anything," Wymack continued when Neil tried to protest, "I should be thanking you. You told us last night you intended to end the year dead or in federal custody. You could have shut everyone and everything out and worried about yourself this year. Instead you agreed to help Dan fix this team. You're saving the two I thought we couldn't reach, and you're a living example for Kevin to follow. He never used to watch you," Wymack said, "but he's had eyes on you since December trying to figure out how you stand your ground.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Giving up on Neil now goes against everything we are," Wymack said.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Then go," Dan said. When Nathaniel looked back at her, she stressed, "But come back to us as soon as they're done with you, okay? We'll figure this out as a team." "As a family." Nicky attempted a smile. It was weak, but it was encouraging. This had to be a cruel dream. Their forgiveness threatened to burn Nathaniel up from the inside-out, as healing as it was damning. He didn't deserve their friendship or their trust. He'd never be able to repay them for rallying behind him like this. He could try the rest of his life, however long it was going to be now that Stuart was in the picture and Nathan was out, and he'd always fall short.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Abby folded her arms around him and pulled him into a hug. She tried to be careful, but it hurt regardless. It wasn't pain that made Neil go still, but uncertainty. The only people who'd ever hugged Neil were his teammates, and those were quick squeezes throughout a good game. His mother had pulled him close before, but usually it was when they were sidestepping curious eyes and she wanted to shield him with her body. She'd never held him like he was something to be sheltered. She'd always been hard. She'd been fierce and unbreakable until the end.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Also, if Briar had a kid, it would basically be my kid, too... I don’t mean that in some like…nuclear family, heterosexual, we’re-registered-at-Hobby-Lobby kind of way. I just mean, you know, Briar is my family, and our family is whatever we decide it is.”
― H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper

“Family," he began, sharply aware, even with his eyes closed, of William's drawn attention, "is the garden that grows you before you realize you are growing. It is the dirt and the sun and the air, and you take root where you can, even if all you have is stone and shade. And if that first planting does not take, we try again”
― E. Wambheim

“Some things are done out of love.”
― Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer

“I’d crossed the portal to the Spirit World looking for my family, for my life’s purpose; they weren’t what I’d expected, but I’d found them both in Faivendei.”
― Yana Metro, Luminiferos: The Omen of Light

“It’s just the floor, but you’re welcome to sleep there as long as you need.”
― Stuart Jaffe, Waterfire

“Sometimes family isn't a thing we are born into but a choice we make. Sometimes" -Evie smiled-"the people who love ypu most in your life are the ones who choose you.”
― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Apprentice to the Villain

“What is family? Most would say family means a group of people closely related by blood or marriage as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins. This is family of the biological kind. By the same token I’ve learned in my life experience that family can also be of the chosen kind. As queer people we very often find that our chosen families are the ones who love us unconditionally and pick up the slack in support of our personal truths and humanity when our biological family members don’t have the tools.”
― Billy Porter, Unprotected: A Memoir

“Tolvar, the loudest, proclaimed he would break the next man's arm who touched Sloane.”
― Cambria Williams, The Befallen

“He had to make a decision, and he had to make it fast. Staying there longer would put his life and everyone else's at risk. If they died, so would those inside the house.”
― Brian Largo, Escaping The City: A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller

“I have Andrew, who walked back into my life and then kindly refused to walk back out again.”
― Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

“No one is going to laugh, right?”

“Laugh about what?” Lucía comes around the front of the truck, pulling her hair free of its band.

Harper stares at him, genuinely confused.

Mason lets out a choked laugh. “My awkward body.”

Lucía’s brow furrows, amusement and skepticism etched into her expression. She shakes her head and puts a hand on his shoulder. “Everyone looks awkward with their clothes off.”

“Hey,” Maya barks, standing a little taller and tossing Nova’s messy forelock over one eye. “I look good. Well, normally.”

Lucía grins. “Okay, but is this the moment to point that out?”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Overcrowded Heart

“Family finds us, even if we’re born in different places to different homes.”
― J.R. Dawson, The First Bright Thing

“A volte, pensò dentro la casa sul mare celeste, si può scegliere la vita che si vuole.
E, se si è abbastanza fortunati, magari quella vita ci sceglie a sua volta.”
― TJ Klune

“Crawl to me, baby" I whisper, my voice raspy and sweet.
Nash doesn't even consider what I ask for more than one second. His knees hit the floor with a thud, he discards his shirt and begins moving toward me. My breathing increases as I watch his powerful inked body make his way toward me”
― Paisley Hope

“Then break, we'll pick up the pieces”
― Alisha Hossain, Are We Really Heroes

“It felt right to be this close to him. It felt like home though she’d never imagined home could be anywhere but with her farming caravan.”
― Hunter Kay Wallace, The Shaman's Bones, Migratory Farmers: Book 1

“I'll meet you at midnight."
"Do you promise?"
Victor held her gaze. "I promise."
Sydney knew he was lying.
She always knew when he was lying.”
― V.E. Schwab

“Stay. That one word will be my undoing.
-Cillian from Promise”
― Leigh Morgan

“What was a home but somewhere you wouldn’t have to feel quite so alone?”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes

“I never could have guessed that living outside would end up meaning I'd use the word family in so many different ways, with so many different kinds of people since I left home. The word family will never feel the same as it once did, or maybe it never quite fit.”
― Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars