I am not here, of course, as one pretending to any expertness on questions of youth and children - except in the sense that, within their own families, all grandfathers are experts on these matters.

Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do.

Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Our children, and all my family, have given me such love and unstinting help over the years, and especially in recent months.

Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.