Almost Famous Family Quotes

Elaine Miller is an intellectual and a professor. She wants for her kids to be smart and moral, and she wants them to reach their full potential. She wants only the best for them. Somehow, though, things don't quite work out as she planned. Perhaps she has been trying too hard to make her kids do what she thinks they should do, rather than let them figure out for themselves what they want.

William doesn't want to get in the middle of the conflict between his mother and sister. That's no easy situation to be in as a young kid. Of course, there's not a lot of logic going on here: as with so many family spats, emotions run high—but often over pretty much nothing.

Stillwater is a family, and they bring William into the fold. But like most families, Stillwater is pretty darn dysfunctional.