Some quotes about family are so worn out they don't land anymore. "Family is everything." Sure. But which family? The cousin who shows up three hours late to every holiday? The grandma who drives four hours just to drop off soup when you're sick? The sibling who still has the same laugh they had at age eight?

The right family quote does something specific. It puts words to the feeling you were already carrying but couldn't quite name. Pair it with the right photo, and you've got a page in your family photo book that people will actually stop and read.

We pulled together 110 family quotes, organized by theme. Use them as captions, cover text, chapter openers, or just page closers that tie a set of pictures together.

Short family quotes

These fit anywhere. Cover pages, photo captions, the bottom of a full-page spread. When you don't have much room but still want words, these do the job.

• "Family: where life begins and love never ends."
• "In family life, love is the oil that eases friction." — Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." — Michael J. Fox
• "The love of a family is life's greatest blessing."
• "Home is where your story begins."
• "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you." — Desmond Tutu
• "Family means no one gets left behind." — Lilo & Stitch
• "Where there is family, there is love."
• "The family is the first essential cell of human society." — Pope John XXIII
• "Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." — Anthony Brandt
• "Family is the heart of a home."
• "Families are like fudge — mostly sweet with a few nuts."
• "In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future." — Alex Haley
• "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood but of respect and joy in each other's life." — Richard Bach
• "Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can't." — Unknown
• "Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful." — Steph Hicks
• "Family is the anchor that holds us through life's storms."
• "Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life." — Albert Einstein

Funny family quotes

Real family life is messy, loud, and occasionally ridiculous. These quotes belong next to the photos where everyone's making a face, or that Thanksgiving photo where something clearly went wrong in the kitchen.

• "Family: a social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space." — Evan Esar
• "Having children is like living in a frat house — nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up." — Ray Romano
• "The great thing about families is that you've got people who will lie for you." — Unknown
• "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." — George Burns
• "When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them." — George Bernard Shaw
• "Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one." — Unknown
• "The family that argues together... stays together. Reluctantly." — Unknown
• "My family is temperamental — half temper, half mental." — Unknown
• "As a child, my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it." — Buddy Hackett
• "We don't need much, just coffee, WiFi, and a family that doesn't drive us crazy." — Unknown
• "I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage." — Erma Bombeck
• "A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living." — Charles Swindoll
• "If you think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito." — Betty Reese (fits any sibling argument)
• "Family: the people who know all your mistakes and still sit next to you at Christmas." — Unknown
• "Behind every great kid is a parent who is pretty sure they're doing it wrong." — Unknown

If your Facebook or Instagram feed is full of this kind of chaotic, real family life, a photo book made from your Facebook posts already has the context built in — dates, captions, all of it. You just need the right quote to close each chapter.

Quotes about siblings

The sibling relationship is unlike any other. It's a friendship you didn't choose, often didn't want at age seven, and can't imagine life without by age thirty.

• "Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together." — Sam Levenson
• "A sibling is the lens through which you see your childhood." — Ann Hood
• "Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet." — Vietnamese proverb
• "A sister is both your mirror and your opposite." — Elizabeth Fishel
• "Brothers don't let each other wander in the dark alone." — Jolene Perry
• "Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." — Amy Li
• "Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely lying." — Unknown
• "A brother is a friend given by nature." — Jean Baptiste Legouve
• "Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship." — Margaret Mead
• "There's no other love like the love for a brother." — Terri Guillemets
• "I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and I found all three." — Unknown
• "Your siblings are the only people in the world who know what it's like to have been brought up the way you were." — Betsy Cohen
• "We didn't realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." — Winnie the Pooh
• "The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble." — Clara Ortega

Parent and child quotes

These are the ones that go in baby books, first-year albums, and every photo book covering those early years when everything happens fast and you're always slightly behind on documentation.

• "A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided." — Robert Brault
• "To the world you may be just a parent, but to your family you are the world." — Unknown
• "Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work." — C.S. Lewis
• "I carried you for nine months. I'll carry you forever." — Unknown
• "You'll never understand how much you love someone until someone loves that someone as much as you do." — Sam Wasson
• "Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." — Elizabeth Stone
• "There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one." — Sue Atkins
• "A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them." — Victor Hugo
• "First my mother, forever my friend." — Unknown
• "Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad." — Anne Geddes
• "A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow." — Unknown
• "My father didn't tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it." — Clarence Budington Kelland
• "There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." — Jill Churchill
• "Parenthood: the scariest hood you'll ever go through." — Unknown
• "What it's like to be a parent: it's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love." — Nicholas Sparks

Family reunion quotes

Reunions are chaos organized around tables. Everyone's a little older. Someone's kid doesn't look like you expected. The same three stories get told but somehow they still land. These quotes belong in the photo book that covers those days.

• "Family reunions: the one time a year everyone pretends to remember your name." — Unknown
• "We didn't lose touch. We chose each other, again." — Unknown
• "The most important thing in the world is family and love." — John Wooden
• "Family is not about blood. It's about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it most." — Unknown
• "Across the miles, you're always close. Family is forever." — Unknown
• "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." — Henry Ford
• "The memories we make with our family are everything." — Candace Cameron Bure
• "Roots and wings. That's what good parents give their children." — Carter Hauck
• "You can't pick your family, but you can pick how you show up for them." — Unknown
• "At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable." — Mark V. Olsen
• "In family relationships, love is really spelled T-I-M-E." — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• "We are family — I got all my sisters with me." — Sister Sledge
• "Family gatherings: the one place where someone always asks if you're seeing anyone." — Unknown

Grandparent quotes

If there's any photo book worth printing, it's one for or about grandparents. These quotes carry weight. Use them on the opening page, or drop them in wherever you've got a photo that really holds the room.

• "Grandparents are a link between the past and the future." — Unknown
• "A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend." — Unknown
• "Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." — Alex Haley
• "Grandparents hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever." — Unknown
• "The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent." — Sam Levenson
• "Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric." — Pam Brown
• "A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart." — Unknown
• "Grandma's house: where cousins become best friends." — Unknown
• "If I had known grandchildren were going to be so much fun, I would have had them first." — Unknown
• "Grandparents make the world a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer." — Unknown
• "What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance: unconditional love and a place that feels like home." — Rudy Giuliani
• "Grandchildren are the reward of raising children." — Unknown
• "A grandparent's love has no conditions, no agenda, and no end." — Unknown
• "You don't choose your family, but you choose how to remember them." — Unknown

How My Social Book compares to traditional photo book editors

If you're looking at making a family photo book from your social media posts, here's how My Social Book stacks up against the traditional "upload photos yourself" approach.

If you want to go deeper on what to look for when choosing a photo book service, read our guide to selecting the right photo book maker.

How to use family quotes in your photo book

A quote works best when it's specific to the photos around it, not just dropped in at random. A few practical approaches:

Use short quotes as photo captions. If Facebook or Instagram already added a caption to your post, a quote can sit underneath it as a footer for the whole spread.

Use longer quotes as chapter openers. If your book covers multiple years, each section can start with one quote that sets the tone for that period.

Use grandparent quotes on their dedicated pages. If you're building a family yearbook that spans generations, grandparent photos deserve their own section with a quote that signals the shift.

When you build your photo book with My Social Book, your Facebook and Instagram posts come in with dates, captions, and locations already attached. That context makes every quote land harder because the reader already knows when the photo was taken and what was happening.

Frequently asked questions

Can I add quotes to my photo book?

Yes. When you preview your book in the My Social Book editor, you can see each page before you order. The captions from your social posts are already there. You can write your chosen quote into those caption fields, or use it as the cover text for your book.

What's the best type of quote for a family photo book cover?

Short and specific works better than long and generic. A quote like "Family means no one gets left behind" fits on a cover without crowding the photo. Anything over two lines usually works better as a chapter opener inside the book instead.

Can I make a photo book from my Facebook family posts?

Yes. My Social Book connects to your Facebook account and pulls your posts automatically, organized chronologically. You can preview every page before you order, and remove any posts you don't want included.

How long does it take to make a family photo book?

The automatic generation takes under 3 minutes. From there you can spend as much or as little time as you want previewing and editing before you order. Most people order within the same session.

How many pages can a family photo book be?

My Social Book books go from 25 pages up to 450 pages. If you've got 10 years of Facebook posts, you can fit a lot. If you just want a year's worth of highlights, a 25 to 100 page book covers it well. You can also make separate books per year, which a lot of families do.

Ready to make your family photo book?

You've got the quotes. Your family photos are probably already on Facebook or Instagram, organized by date. The hardest part of building a family photo book is usually the first step, but with My Social Book the first step generates the whole thing automatically.

Start your family photo book here and have a preview ready in under 3 minutes.

Want to pull in photos from Instagram too? Here's how to make a photo book from Instagram.

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