“If his/her siblings and parents are not treated and he/she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up the “druggie” role.”

“If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too.”

“Belief and delusion are incestuous siblings.”

“I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.”

“You are most likely to respect a stranger more than you respect your parents and siblings, the people whom you know inside out.”

“Friends are the siblings God never gave us.”

“I noticed my brother sent copies of his e-mail to his nephews and nieces, as well as to our siblings. The wonder is not that he knows so much about Church history, but that such matters continue to preoccupy him. Why not let it go?”

“She talks about how Brahms baby sat them while her mother, Clara, was out earning a living, concertizing all over Europe. Brahms continued in their lives until his death. She also talks about her loving relationship with her mother; her usual sibling like relationships with the other Schumann children; and how she would get mad at Brahms when he would make her mother sad, even cry, but none of them could be mad at Brahms for very long.”

“I hoped Lissa remained the only one with a surprise sibling.”

“She opened her eyes and met his. The impact was so strong he was amazed that his fingers continued playing without pause.”