--- title: "4 Mom and dad Quotes By Ann M. Martin" description: "4 Mom and dad quotes by Ann M. Martin. Plus more from Ann M. Martin and more Mom and dad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/ann-m-martin-10117_brotherhood_behind-her-was-my-youngest-brother-david_925944.jpg" --- > [“Behind her was my youngest brother, David Michael (seven, going on three). He was brandishing an ugly figurine carved from a coconut,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/behind-her-was-my-youngest-brother-david-michael-seven-going-on-three/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/ann-m-martin-10117_brotherhood_behind-her-was-my-youngest-brother-david_925944.jpg) > [“There's no use asking Mom and Dad to talk to Nana about her punishment. They won't stand up to her. They never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/there-s-no-use-asking-mom-and-dad-to-talk-to-nana-about-her/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/ann-m-martin-10117_mom-and-dad_there-s-no-use-asking-mom-and-dad-to-tal_2341951.jpg) > [“Adam,' I say, 'had good times and he had bad times.' I pause here and glance at Nana, see that she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/adam-i-say-had-good-times-and-he-had-bad-times-i-pause-here-and/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/ann-m-martin-10117_bad-time_adam-i-say-had-good-times-and-he-had-bad_3092683.jpg) > [“Ermaline has entered the room noiselessly and is whispering to Nana. When she leaves, Nana and Papa start talking about friends of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/ermaline-has-entered-the-room-noiselessly-and-is-whispering-to-nana/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/ann-m-martin-10117_living-room_ermaline-has-entered-the-room-noiselessl_3194367.jpg) ## Other authors on Mom and dad - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-stephen-chbosky-387.jpg) Stephen Chbosky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mom-and-dad/stephen-chbosky/) ## More by Ann M. Martin > [For now, I just want things all safe and familiar. My life may not be perfect, but it is what I have known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/for-now-i-just-want-things-all-safe-and-familiar-my-life-may-not-be/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“Really, Kristy, a sweater with snowflakes and snowmen on it? You look like a four-year-old.” “Well, you’ve got sheep barrettes in your hair,” I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/really-kristy-a-sweater-with-snowflakes-and-snowmen-on-it-you-look/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“So wear a leotard or something,” I suggested. “Do you think anyone would believe I sleep in my clothes?” she asked. “Probably not.” Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/so-wear-a-leotard-or-something-i-suggested-do-you-think-anyone-would/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“I hoped that Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I - the Baby Sitters Club - would stay together for a long time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-hoped-that-mary-anne-claudia-stacey-and-i-the-baby-sitters-club/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [It's great that there are so many different kinds of books for kids and adults to choose from. I think an eclectic reader is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/it-s-great-that-there-are-so-many-different-kinds-of-books-for-kids/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“On Claud, though, the look is very cool.) For example, today she was wearing a neon green tank top under a white oversized man’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/on-claud-though-the-look-is-very-cool-for-example-today-she-was/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another. --Mallory Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-love-to-read-and-i-don-t-believe-that-you-have-to-finish-one-book/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [I think the complaint that I hear most often from kids, even kids who like to write is that don't know what to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-think-the-complaint-that-i-hear-most-often-from-kids-even-kids-who/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-am-fairly-certain-that-my-independent-high-spirited-grandmother/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [I wonder how you say goodbye to someone forever?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-wonder-how-you-say-goodbye-to-someone-forever/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“I remembered that Stacey was wearing a matching top and skirt made of gray sweatshirt material with big yellow number tens all over it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-remembered-that-stacey-was-wearing-a-matching-top-and-skirt-made-of/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“I pick at what's left of the popcorn and think about the summer, the summer that was both awful and wonderful. I thank Adam,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-pick-at-what-s-left-of-the-popcorn-and-think-about-the-summer-the/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“She was wearing a wonderful Claudia outfit — a purple-and-white striped bodysuit under a gray jumper-thing. The legs of the bodysuit stretched all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/she-was-wearing-a-wonderful-claudia-outfit-a-purple-and-white-striped/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/i-want-her-back-i-said-i-want-him-back-charlie/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) > [“and my earlobes have not been stabbed (er, pierced).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-m-martin/and-my-earlobes-have-not-been-stabbed-er-pierced/) [Ann M. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-m-martin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mom-and-dad/ann-m-martin/#itemlist", "name": "4 Mom and dad Quotes By Ann M. Martin", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Behind her was my youngest brother, David Michael (seven, going on three). 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