Neil Sheehan - Family

Family

His wife Susan Sheehan won the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1983 for Is There No Place On Earth For Me?

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Famous quotes containing the word family:

    “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.”
    —Gloria Steinem (b. 1934)

    “Realizing that his time was nearly spent, he gave full oral instructions about his burial and the manner in which he wished to be remembered.... A few minutes later, feeling very tired, he left the room, remarking, ‘I have no disposition to leave this precious circle. I love to be here surrounded by my family and friends.’ Then he gave them his blessing and said, ‘I am ready to go and I wish you goodnight.’”
    —For the State of New Hampshire, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “The family: I believe more unhappiness comes from this source than from any other—I mean the attempt to prolong family connection unduly, and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)