It's like he's my family, except better, because I've chosen him.

Patrick Ness
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For most people, family is the people who are born to you, the people whom you are closest to, the people you are related to. For me, my family is much more. When I say “family”, I mean all the people who make me smile or laugh or cry or make me think or make me feel. For years now, I’ve been collecting friends and family that I think are important to me. And now they are all my family.

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