Aunt Quotes

351 quotes by 274 authors

With infinite life comes an infinite list of relatives. Grandparents never die, nor do great grandparents, great-auntsâ€¦and so on, back through the generations, all alive… — Alan Lightman
One thing about my Aunt Nadie: She was gruff on the outside, but if you ever needed something, like a spanking or a scolding, she'd… — Jack Handey
The best advice I got from my aunt, the great singer Rosemary Clooney, and from my dad, who was a game show host and news… — George Clooney
I definitely don't want to have kids ... I don't think I'd be a great mother. I'm a great aunt or friend of a mother… — Chelsea Handler
I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt. — Dana Spiotta
My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures. — Dolly Parton
I basically don't do that well with children, although my sister says I'm a great aunt, — Ann B. Davis
I find weddings really boring. They give speeches, your aunt kisses you on the cheek, and you're at a boring table. But it's different when… — Isla Fisher
An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side. — Sara Sheridan
The wedding ring on my left hand was bought by my grandfather, Samuel Miliband, in Brussels in 1920. I never knew him, as he died… — David Miliband
Aunt Lovey used to tell me that if I wanted to be a writer, I needed a writer's voice. 'Read,' she'd say, 'and if you… — Lori Lansens
Maybe! Maybe! Maybe if your aunt had a beard, she'd be your uncle. — Alvah Bessie
My aunt Marge has been so ill for so long that we've started to call her I can't believe she's not better — Milton Jones
But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and… — Robert A. Heinlein
My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something… — Laura Linney
Our sainted aunts prate of living for others while our rich uncles call us mollycoddles for not fighting for what we want. Murder is a… — Nicholas Samstag
I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with… — Oprah Winfrey
I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer. — Robert Cormier
When a homemaking aunt scolds a niece for following her evangelistic passion instead of domestic pursuits, her reply is interesting. First, she clarifies that God's… — George Eliot
Where is home? I've wondered where home is, and I realized, it's not Mars or someplace like that, it's Indianapolis when I was nine years… — Kurt Vonnegut

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