National Cousins Day is marked annually on July 24 to celebrate the special relationship you share with your first friends in the family. Sometimes cousins tend to become more like siblings and a favorite ally in the family.

Cousins become an integral part of everyone's lives irrespective of whether they grow up together in close-knit families or just meet each other occasionally. This day is an unofficial holiday and its origin remains unknown. Yet, it is necessary to mark a special day for cousins.

Here are some quotes, collected from Everyday Power, to share with your cousins on this occasion:

1. "Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort." – Byron Pulsifer

2. "Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself." – H. L. Mencken

3. "I always call my cousin because we’re so close. We’re almost like sisters, and we’re also close because our moms are sisters." – Britney Spears

4. "Cousins are childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends." – Anonymous

5. "Cousins are cool to see, impossible to forget and true to your heart." – Unknown

6. "We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." – Winnie the Pooh

7. "Cousins by blood—friends by choice." – Unknown

8. "The love between cousins knows no distance." – Unknown

9. "Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." – Anthony Brandt

10. "Cousins are people that are ready made friends, you have laughs with them and remember good times from a young age, you have fights with them but you always know you love each other, they are a better thing than brothers and sisters and friends cause they're all pieced together as one." – Courtney Cox

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