If dysfunction means that a family doesn't work, then every family ambles into some arena in which that happens, where relationships get strained or even break down entirely. We fail each other or disappoint each other. That goes for parents, siblings, kids, marriage partners - the whole enchilada.
Mary KarrI do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on.
Mary KarrI don't have a copy of my books, and the degree to which I never read them is profound. I never look.
Mary Karr