My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that…

We had a bunch of instruments around the house. Like, I played different instruments, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, all that, but whatever I could…

— Trombone Shorty

I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother's dress.

— Debbie Ford

I was excited about getting my first tattoo, but I was only twelve, so I had to hide it from my mother.

— Mark Wahlberg

I wish I could relive those days when I was 8 and my mother bought all the gifts I gave to people. I loved…

— Emily Hampshire

“She used the bathroom, running the tap noisily and disturbing the towels. She knew immediately that her mother had bought these towels — cream,…

— Alice Sebold

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.

— Joan Armatrading

My mother bought me a brand new suit for going away to college. We were poor, but she wanted me to have that. It…

— Tom Heinsohn

When The Beatles came out, my mother bought me my first concert ticket.

— Paul Raci

I've borne the shame of mother while you bought her off with a present and a treat here and there. God knows how hard…

— Anzia Yezierska

My mother had bought a sewing machine for me. When I went away to college, she gave me a sewing machine, a typewriter and…

— Alice Walker

It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence.

— Jacques Barzun

As if she had summoned them, a flurry of stones flew out of the darkness, striking his mail, pinging off his helm. One hit…

— Hilari Bell

When I talked to him earlier, he said he had to work tonight,” Peter explained, “but that we should go ahead and draw for…

— Richelle Mead

Merlin' was awesome, but the costumes would drive you insane. Every day, you'd get into chain mail and wear 30 pounds of that stuff.

— Eoin Macken

Some of the mail I've had has been weird. When I played Guy of Gisborne, a woman crocheted a mini-version of me.

— Richard Armitage