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As a child marooned in a post-war South London backwater with no ready cash and a bafflingly dysfunctional family, I had to glean my amusement wherever I could.

~Christopher Fowler

Topics: Amusement Cash Child Could Dysfunctional Family Had London Post-War Ready South Wherever

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When I came there I found all my family gone, for the Indians had killed five people in the winter near that place, which frightened my wife and family away to Roanoke about 35 miles nearer in among the inhabitants, which I was informed of by an old man I met near the place.

~Christopher Gist

Topics: About Among Away Came Family Five Found Frightened Gone Had Indians Informed Inhabitants Man Met Miles Near Nearer Old Old Man People Place Which Wife Winter I Came

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To give you an idea about how old I'm getting, we had some family living in Texas for a while, and we went to the Texas museum at the University of Texas in Austin, and they had this whole Texas Instruments section, and my Speak & Spell was an exhibit in the museum.

~Christopher Gorham

Topics: About Austin Exhibit Family Getting Give Had How Idea Instruments Living Museum Old Section Some Speak Spell Texas University While Whole You

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I get asked, 'Who would you really like to work with?' I'm already working with them. Smart, talented, funny people, good musicians, an extended family, good friends.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Asked Extended Extended Family Family Friends Funny Funny People Get Good Good Friends Like Musicians People Really Smart Talented Them Who Work Working Would You

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I love being with my family and just being a regular person.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Being Family Just Love Person Regular Regular Person I Love

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And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: About Anyone Away Books Done Family Feel Get Home Injustice Limited Lot Many Nice Noticed People Perfectly Rather Really Saying See Them Think Wanted Were Would Write You Young I Think I Write

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The Brady Bunch is a live action modern fairytale of family. In this context it's less odd that it's lasted for over thirty years; and why it may last in some respects as long as Mother Goose!

~Christopher Knight

Topics: Action Brady Bunch Context Fairytale Family Goose Last Lasted Less Live Live Action Long May Modern Mother Odd Over Respects Some Thirty Why Years

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If you're lucky enough to be raised in a rich family, good. But learn how to respect that luck. It's not a given, you know? It's not like, 'Well, it's normal'. No, it's not normal. It's lucky.

~Christopher Lambert

Topics: Enough Family Given Good How Know Learn Like Luck Lucky Normal Raised Respect Rich Well You

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It is the logic of consumerism that undermines the values of loyalty and permanence and promotes a different set of values that is destructive of family life.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Consumerism Destructive Different Family Family Life Life Logic Loyalty Permanence Set Values

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Most women are pragmatists who have allowed extremists on the left and right to manipulate the family issue for their own purposes.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Allowed Extremists Family Issue Left Manipulate Most Own Purposes Right Who Women Women Are

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