Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that don't agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I don't force them to follow my diet. Andrea McLean agreedieteasily Change image and share on social
No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family. Anchee Min americanchinesecommunity Change image and share on social
For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate. Aasif Mandvi communalcommunitycreate share on social
My family is a kaleidoscope... My family is like that. We're all different colors, like a prism. When we have light shine and stuff, we're beautiful. When it's dark, nothing shines, and it's a rock. Olesya Rulin beautifulcolordark Change image and share on social
If I had a magic wand, I would live in a building in New York, big enough so my friends, my family could all have apartments in it. We'd raise our kids in the same space and have backyard barbecues and get old and fat together. Liz Murray apartmentbackyardbarbecue share on social
Friends and family do not believe you write fiction. They truly believe that every word you write is either autobiographical or based on them. I once had a character say that she never wanted to be invited to another children's birthday party, and I never received another children's birthday party invitation ever again. Liane Moriarty autobiographicalbasebirthday share on social
I wanted to keep working because work was essentially fantastic - you got to be around people, you got to be in a family, and that family changed from job to job. It was like being in the circus. Ben Mendelsohn changecircusessentially Change image and share on social
I'm part Filipino, part Japanese, part Chinese, part Malaysian, and part Spanish, and all those people, they love their karaoke. So whenever my family got together, we'd all karaoke. Manika chinesefamilyfilipino Change image and share on social
What I love about Thanksgiving is that it's purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It's really for everybody, and it doesn't matter where you're from. Daniel Humm enjoyfamilyfood Change image and share on social
At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family. Jean Reno familyfishhome Change image and share on social