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Aunts Quotes (page 3)

Ordinary, said Aunt Lydia, is what you are used to. This may not seem ordinary to you now, but after a time it will. It will become ordinary. Margaret Atwood
What I'm worrying about is what Tom is going to say when he starts talking."Uncle Tom?"I wish there was something else you could call him except 'Uncle Tom,' " Aunt Dahlia said a little testily. "Every time you do it, I expect to see him turn black and start playing the banjo. P. G. Wodehouse
Prince Caspian lived in a great castle in the center of Narnia with his uncle, Miraz, the King of Narnia, and his aunt, who had red hair and was called Queen Prunaprismia. C. S. Lewis
I have a hundred-year-old aunt who aspires to sainthood, and whose only wish has been to go into the convent, but no congregation, not even the Little Sisters of Charity, could tolerate her for more than a few weeks, so the family has had to look after her. Believe me, there is nothing so insufferable as a saint, I wouldn't sic one on my worst enemy. Isabel Allende
J. K. Rowling quote: "Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for..."
Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts. J. K. Rowling
Lily had no heart to lean on. Her relation with her aunt was as superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs. But even had the two been in closer contact, it was impossible to think of Mrs. Peniston's mind as offering shelter or comprehension to such misery as Lily's. As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch. What Lily craved was the darkness made by enfolding arms, the silence which is not solitutde, but... Edith Wharton
I've learned to do without a lot of things. If you have a lot of things, said Aunt Lydia, you get too attached to this material world and you forget about spiritual values. Margaret Atwood
I cut the ribbon in Paris, and everyone in Paris speaks French? maybe you knew that. But I'm from Tennessee, and Tennessee girls don't speak French. So suddenly I'm stuck onstage with Minnie and Mickey and everyone is yelling at me in French? I guess they're telling me to get off the stage, but I didn't know what they were saying at the time, so I start dancing with Minnie and Mickey like on the show and finally my aunt comes and gets me off. Miley Cyrus
My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances Alice Hoffman
Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "Sourmelina's secret (as Aunt Zo put it): 'Lina was one of..."
Sourmelina's secret (as Aunt Zo put it): 'Lina was one of those women they named the island after. Jeffrey Eugenides
Anne Rice quote: "But you love books, then? Aunt Queen was saying. I had to listen."
But you love books, then? Aunt Queen was saying. I had to listen. Anne Rice
Angela Carter quote: "What is Aunt Margaret made of? Bird bones and tissue paper,..."
What is Aunt Margaret made of? Bird bones and tissue paper, spun glass and straw. Angela Carter
Harper Lee quote: "My Lord, Aunt Stephanie, you almost gave me a heart attack!"
My Lord, Aunt Stephanie, you almost gave me a heart attack! Harper Lee
Louisa May Alcott quote: "and Aunt Jo retired, satisfied with the success of her last..."
and Aunt Jo retired, satisfied with the success of her last trap to catch a sunbeam. Louisa May Alcott
Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded. Exploded! Was he the victim of a revolutionary outrage? I was not aware that Mr. Bunbury was interested in social legislation. If so, he is well punished for his morbidity. My dear Aunt Augusta, I mean he was found out! The doctors found out that Bunbury could not , that is what I mean—so Bunbury died. He seems to have had great confidence in the opinion of his physicians. Oscar Wilde

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