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Sibling relationships are complicated. All family relationships are. Look at Hamlet.

In some ways, siblings, and especially sisters, are more influential in your childhood than your parents.

Sibling relationships figure in a lot of my books. You don't often see relationships between adult siblings explored in fiction.

The oldest sibling always knows things that the younger ones don't.

Power, that's one thing, but love of family and of siblings is more important, is more powerful than any other power - at least earthly power, at least earthly power.

We all have competitive relationships with our siblings.

Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.

I hope that people will realize that the struggle to make a life better with a sibling is worth it.

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.