“You can't have that wish, my Little Bear,' said Mother Bear.” — Else Holmelund Minarik Copy Share Image
“Oh, yes," said Mother, "you may be sure that there will always be plenty of chocolate cake around here.” — Russell Hoban Copy Share Image
“You will express yourself in your house whether you want to or not,” said the mother of modern style, Elsie de Wolfe,” — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
I said to my mother, 'When you see my name in 'Vogue,' I will have arrived.' — Mario Testino Copy Share Image
Since I was very small, I always said to my mother, 'I want to wear the French national team jersey.' — Wendie Renard Copy Share Image
“Not the penultimate, nor yet the ante-penultimate,” said Mother. “But the ultimate.” — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr Copy Share Image
“I heard a voice in my head. It said: I would rather be alone than ever be my mother. I will leave… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
Mercy," said my mother thoughtfully, "you never told me your werewolf neighbor was quite that hot. — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
After I got drafted and got my bonus, I said to my mother, 'You're not going to work anymore, Mom.' — Manny Ramirez Copy Share Image
It's not forever', she'd said, but to my mother, it might as well have been. She had make her choice, and this… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Val," said Mother, "goodness trumps greatness any day." "Not in the history books," said Valentine. "Then the wrong people are writing history,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“But how can they just decide that we're animals? They don't even know us," I said. "We know us," said Mother. "They're… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
“Shut up, Arthur,' said my mother, and he zipped his mouth shut like an infuriating child. Ginger started to laugh. Not at… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“I'm a butterfingers, and I always have been.' 'An angel's foot got in your way,' Codswallop said. 'That's what my mother used… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“You know," he said to his mother, "I don't want to belong to the well-to-do middle class. I like my common people… — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
The mother-in-law came round last week. It was absolutely pouring down. So I opened the door and I saw her there and… — Les Dawson Copy Share Image
Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was,… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
I had always assumed we had an unspoken understanding about these things: that she didn't really mean I was a failure, and… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Feeling sick, my sister grabbed the thermometer from the medicine cabinet and popped it into her mouth. “Uh, Julie, that’s the dog’s… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“She’d told Bela that the feeling would ebb but never fully go away. It would form part of her landscape, wherever she… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry I took so long,” she said. “Your mother wanted me to look at something.” “A new hat.” “How do you… — Robert Newman Copy Share Image
“Oh, no said her mother sadly. You know nothing of the pettiness of women. When brothers agree to split a joint family… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
“She was not, herself, hugely in favor of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult . Even… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I have a horror of boring someone or, worse still, of someone boring me. I said to my mother when I was… — Celia Imrie Copy Share Image
“The Shambaughs came, bringing Letty. She simpered up to me. Her eyes summed up the lace tippets on my Princess dress and… — Richard Peck Copy Share Image
“He sounded chilly. “I’m sure she is.” Allegra was trying to back off, but she was annoyed that he had taken her… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
“It’s a girl,” I heard Marlboro Man tell his mom. Nurses dabbed my bottom with gauze. “Ree did great,” he continued. “The… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Morgan said that his mother said that Miss Kildaire is sitting on a shelf." Zach had to think about that one for… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
“Goodness," said my mother. "This is a tight fit. If you girls end up keeping these men longer than usual, we'll need… — Abbi Waxman Copy Share Image
There was a television show called The Innocents of Hollywood. Brooke Shields is a friend of mine and she saw one of… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
“I will not be spoken to in that tone," she said to her mother. Enid's mouth gaped open. For only a moment,… — Karen Ranney Copy Share Image
“At length the Turk turned to Larry: 'You write, I believe?' he said with complete lack of interest. Larry's eyes glittered. Mother,… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“We placed her in her coffin the following afternoon. I tried to hammer the lid down, but the stupid nails were inferior… — Masaji Ishikawa Copy Share Image
You know I love you,' said the other mother flatly. 'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
This is motherhood for you,' said my own mother. 'Going through life with your heart outside your body. — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
