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When I watch my kids, and I see the primal level at which the sibling relationships are formed, then I completely understand what these unresolved adult sibling problems are based on. You know, 'Mom liked you better' and, 'You got your own room and I didn't.'

When you have a lot of siblings, you always do something to feel special.

From a young age, I wanted to differentiate myself from my older siblings.

Parents always stay older than you, but sibling sort of become adults together, and that complicates that relationship, I think.

I was the eldest child, so I know how it feels to have attention shared with a sibling.

It's a funny thing when you know someone and you meet their siblings - you get so much a sense of who they are because when you can recognize similar traits in the family, you understand exactly why they are the way they are.

I grew up with an older brother, and the bond between siblings is unlike anything else, and it can be a real journey to accept what that bond is once you both mature into it. Because it's not always what you want. It's not always what you expect. It's not always what you imagined or hoped. But it's one of the most important things in the world.

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

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

It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom. One day I might be able to make sense of this. In the meantime I think it's fair to say that it has its upside and its downside.