Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described – and will be, after our deaths – by each of the family members who believe they know us.

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"The cancer served a real purpose, making me a little bit more conscious of time."

- Gloria Steinem

Awareness

"I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career."

- Gloria Steinem

Awareness

"Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited."

- Gloria Steinem

Relationships

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."

- Gloria Steinem

Courage

"Obviously, there is much similarity among the challenges of transgender people and all women - from health care to harassment to discrimination in the workplace."

- Gloria Steinem

Adversity

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"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."

- Beauty and the Beast

Relationships

"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."

- Nick Cannon

Relationships

"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."

Relationships

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."

- Donald E. Westlake

Relationships

"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."

- Lucille Ball

Relationships