Abbey Quote by Alec Douglas-Home

My grandmother used to say that twisting paths always cross again," he told her. "And whose paths are more twisted than ours?

— Neal Shusterman

My grandmother was utterly convinced I'd wind up as the Archbishop of Canterbury. And, to be honest, I've never entirely ruled it out.

— Hugh Grant

When she lives at his palace, the maiden niece of a bishop can pass for a respectable woman because, if she has a love…

— Honore de Balzac

“My wife was on a visit to her aunt's, and for a few days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.

— Sally Rand

The first religious experience that I can remember is getting under the nursery table to pray that the dancing mistress might be dead before…

— Gwen Raverat

“You'll marry the earl and carry on with the nephew on the side." "Grandmother!”

— Julia Quinn

“Her knees were weak and if not for that marble pillar beside her shoulder she would faint and fall not far from the maze…

— J.M.K. Walkow

“If I have to make moves in her, we'll all get bloody. You, go wake up Raithe. Tell him Hari's waiting to see him.…

— Matthew Stover

“Where’s my uncle?” she asked. “I don’t know who your uncle is, but if it as the guy who owned this place before I…

— Max Nowaz

I feel sure that no girl would go to the altar if she knew all.

— Queen Victoria

Well, I do have some maiden aunts that are not quite like the aunts in the book, but I definitely do have a couple…

— Donna Tartt