We are not defined by the family into which we are born, but the one we choose and create. We are not born, we become.

Tori Spelling
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The meaning of this quote is that we are not born into the family that we are given, but rather that we choose who we want to be and create our own families for ourselves. The meaning of this quote is that the family is not the one you are born into, but rather the family that you choose to create.

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