I against my brother, my brother and I against my cousin, my cousin and I against a stranger.
—Bedouin proverb
I will not try to turn a son (even mine) against his father, no matter how estranged to two are. Blood relatives can be annoyingly sentimental.
Thor: We've looked for you a long time, brother.
Loki: [clearly exhausted] Stop. Stop calling me that.
Thor: But, you are.
Loki: I can think of more fitting appellations. Traitor, criminal, Jötunn, monster—
Thor: [firmly] —brother. First, and always.
Loki: [clearly exhausted] Stop. Stop calling me that.
Thor: But, you are.
Loki: I can think of more fitting appellations. Traitor, criminal, Jötunn, monster—
Thor: [firmly] —brother. First, and always.
You tell me you ain't did it, then you ain't did it,
And if you did, then that's family business
— Kanye West, Family Business
My brother and I have our differences, but I would never attack him.
— Tonraq, The Legend of Korra
Family supports, back each other up. Accept the inconveniences. Sometimes that means a mom wipes a baby’s ass, even though it’s gross and boring. Sometimes it means you give a brother-in-law a place to stay. Sometimes it’s just a listening ear you wouldn’t give to a friend, but you have to give to them because the bonds are that tight.
— Blake Thorburn, Pact
Let me tell you something sweetie. We may pick on each other, get into little scrapes, call each other names and occasionally steal from each other, but that's because we're a family.
—Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development
Never turn your back on family, even when they hurt you. Never let life get the better of you. And if you remember nothing else, remember to find time to eat together as a family. Even when times are rough; especially when times are rough. There's no lack of painful things in this world, but hunger and loneliness must surely be two of the worst. Thanks to you, my precious family, I didn't know a moment of either of those the last ninety years.
—Sakae Jinnouchi, Summer Wars
The strength of the pack is the wolf
And the strength of the wolf is the pack.
And the strength of the wolf is the pack.
I can't believe my own brother is the leader of the bandits. House Gautier is my true home…and his. Please, Professor. He really is one of the worst people I've ever known, but we still… We share the same blood. We're still family.
— Sylvainnote , Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Hotei: Oh. So you do love her(Mayo).
Mayo's sister: (Beat) The feeling is far from mutual, though. But no matter what I do, she can't leave me. Because we're family. No matter how much she hates me. And that's fine with me. I'll keep on causing trouble for her.
(Beat Panel)
Hotei: I'm not so sure about that.
Ebisu: About what?
Hotei: Mayo probably loves you. And not just out of obligation because you're family. You're nothing like her. And because you're nothing like her, you irritate her. And that is precisely why she loves you.
Mayo's sister: (Beat) The feeling is far from mutual, though. But no matter what I do, she can't leave me. Because we're family. No matter how much she hates me. And that's fine with me. I'll keep on causing trouble for her.
(Beat Panel)
Hotei: I'm not so sure about that.
Ebisu: About what?
Hotei: Mayo probably loves you. And not just out of obligation because you're family. You're nothing like her. And because you're nothing like her, you irritate her. And that is precisely why she loves you.
Bobby Singer: YOU STUPID, STUPID SON-OF-A-BITCH! Well, boo-hoo, I am so sorry your feelings are hurt, Princess! Are you under the impression that family is supposed to make you feel good? Bake you an apple pie, maybe? They're supposed to make you miserable! That's why they're family!
Dean Winchester: I told him, 'You walk out that door, don't you ever come back', and he walked out anyway! That was his choice!
Bobby: You sound like a whiny brat! No...you sound like your dad. Well, let me tell you something: your dad was a coward.
Dean: My dad was a lot of things, Bobby, but a coward...?
Bobby: He'd rather push Sam away than reach out to him! That don't strike me as brave! You...are a better man than your daddy ever was. So you do both of us a favor. Don't be him.
Dean Winchester: I told him, 'You walk out that door, don't you ever come back', and he walked out anyway! That was his choice!
Bobby: You sound like a whiny brat! No...you sound like your dad. Well, let me tell you something: your dad was a coward.
Dean: My dad was a lot of things, Bobby, but a coward...?
Bobby: He'd rather push Sam away than reach out to him! That don't strike me as brave! You...are a better man than your daddy ever was. So you do both of us a favor. Don't be him.
—Supernatural, "Lucifer Rising"
If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel
—Paul the Apostle, 1 Timothy 5:8 in The Bible
"My brother's an ex-Scot, an ex-Canadian, an ex-human being. But he's still my brother."
—Ewan Roy, Succession
"I hate you, but you're my sister."
—Bud Bundy, Married... with Children
"You can choose your friends, but not your family."
— Harper Lee
Buford: The blood of Otto H. Adjacent runs rampant through these veins! And blood is thicker than water!
Baljeet: Well, mango chutney is thicker than blood!
Buford: You're dead to me!
Baljeet: Well, mango chutney is thicker than blood!
Buford: You're dead to me!
- —Phineas and Ferb, "Hip Hip Parade"
