"The family consists of those who live under the same roof with the pater familias ; those who form (if I may use the expression) his fire-side."

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I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.

— Simone Elkeles