“..you may not be able to choose your family or origin but you can choose your family of creation.”

“Weren't your friends the family you got to choose?”

“You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.”

“You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.”

“It must be emphasized that as a father, you are always teaching. For good or ill your family learns your ways, your beliefs, your heart, your ideas, your concerns. Your children may or may not choose to follow you, but the example you give is the greatest light you hold before your children, and you are accountable for that light.”

“None of us could choose our birth, but we could still chose our family, and only those who love you are your true family.”