Aunt Quotes
351 Aunt quotes by 274 unique authors
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Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful…
— Charles Dickens
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The black, hungry roses that Redd sent snaking towards the princess were easily squashed, the orbs and and unmanned, airborne blades of effortlessly waved off,…
— Frank Beddor
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A very special case. A few years more, and that pretty creature who you love too much, I think, will, without ever loving them, have…
— Rachilde
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Her eyes were distant, and she seemed to be listening to that voice that first told her the story, a mother, sister, or aunt. Then…
— Shannon Hale
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She was calm and quiet now with knowing what she had always known, what neither her parents nor Aunt Claire nor Frank nor anyone else…
— Richard Yates
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All my life, up until that moment, I'd had a warm, protective blanket wrapped around me, knitted of aunts and uncles, purled of first and…
— Karen Marie Moning
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Make a little room in your plans for romance again, Anne, girl. All the degrees and scholarships in the world can’t make up for the…
— Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Dear Aunt Loretta, Thank you so much for the awesome pants! How did you know I wanted that for Christmas? I love the way the…
— Jeff Kinney
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And he felt himself oppressed by this creation of factitious purity, so cunningly manufactured by a conspiracy of mothers and aunts and grandmothers and long-dead…
— Edith Wharton
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Maybe we ought to look at a guy's response to our microwave from now on." Aunt Annie said. Really." Mom said. "The narcissist looks at…
— Deb Caletti
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My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." -…
— Alice Hoffman
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In the high school classroom you are a drill sergent, a rabbi, a shoulder to cry on, a disciplinarian, a singer, a low-level scholar, a…
— Frank McCourt
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Aunt Mercy put down her tiles, one at a time. I-T-C-H-I-N. Aunt Grace leaned closer to the board, squinting. "Mercy Lynne, you're cheatin' again! What…
— Margaret Stohl
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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…
— Oscar Wilde
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Was she telling you to stay away from me?" I asked. He paused, then said, "Yeah." He squeezed my hand out of Aunt Lauren's sight.…
— Kelley Armstrong
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Nothing could convince Aunt Nelly to let Vlad stay home for the duration of the school year, which just goes to prove that parents and…
— Heather Brewer
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My aunt and overprivileged cousin only recognize two states of being: glitter and grunge. And if you weren’t glitter, well, that only left one other…
— Rachel Vincent
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I was under the impression that I warned you that in London country ways will not do, Frederica!†“You did!†she retorted. “And although I…
— Georgette Heyer
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That evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the family in his brand new uniform...As he looked at Dudley in his new knickerbockers, Uncle…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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There was a horrible smell in the kitchen the next morning when Harry went in for breakfast. It seemed to be coming from a large…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Who Wrote These Aunt Quotes
274 authors contributed a total of 351 Aunt Quotes, led by these top contributors: