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Grandmother Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates
- After my parents passed away - in 2000 and 2003 - I felt I could take the time to think about the past and imagine…
- My grandmother could never have written a memoir, so 'The Gravedigger's Daughter' is a homage to her life, and to the lives of other young…
- When I was very little, four or five, I did comic strip drawings, so my first novel had no words. I couldn't write and thought…
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- Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty… — Russell Baker
- Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is… — Ingrid Bergman
- Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother… — Andrea Bocelli
- When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer… — Erma Bombeck
- I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through… — Lisa Bonet
- If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out. — George Brett
- My two grandmothers both died of cancer, so I understand how painful and difficult this disease is on the entire family. My… — Gisele Bundchen
- I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same.… — Carol Burnett
- My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. — Carol Burnett
- My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away… — Carol Burnett
- Every time I see a cardinal, I know my grandmother is with me. This regal, red bird was Grandma's favorite. — Kris Carr
- There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots. — Miguel de Cervantes