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The first quote in Diane Keatons new book Then Again is from her mother, Dorothy Deanne Keaton Hall.I always say my life is this family, and thats the truth. The first word of the book is Mom.

*Warning: Mild spoilers about The Descendants* They live with us and see us at our best and our worst. They note when were curled up in a ball and ill, and when weve just gotten up in the morning, cranky, because we havent yet had our requisite cup of java. They witness our behavior when were happy and, in our lightness of heart, embarrass them by singing aloud all the wrong lyrics to pop songs, but only after having had that cup of java.

Twelve-year-olds with guns and knives. Sixteen-year-olds with crossbows, and pumped-up older teens going on violent rampages. Why? Because children, ages 12 to 18, are condemned to fight one another to the death while residents of their nation watch on TV and root for the contestants that charmed them in their pre-game interviews. The last one alive is declared the “winner.”