Uncle Quotes

416 quotes by 326 authors

Come with uncle and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones...you are invited! — Anthony Burgess
Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a… — W.C. Fields
And do I look like the kind of man that can be intimidated?" barked Uncle Vernon. "Well..." said Moody, pushing back his bowler hat to… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
i remember we all cried like the Missouri when my Uncle Sol's coffin lurched because somebody pressed a button (and down went my uncle Sol… — E E Cummings
My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke… — Dr. Seuss
What Uncle Leo XIII never suspected was that his nephew's courage did not come from the need to survive or from a brute indifference inherited… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What I'm worrying about is what Tom is going to say when he starts talking." "Uncle Tom?" "I wish there was something else you could… — P.G. Wodehouse
Why were you lurking under our window?" "Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?" "Listening to the news,"… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When uncle Eddie does his impression of 'Like a Virgin' it's like Madonna is coming out of his body!' Christ what an image. — Louise Rennison
He was asking too many questions and he was asking them too quickly. They were stacking up in my head like loaves in the factory… — Mark Haddon
Long ago, in a burst of friendliness, Aunty and Uncle Jimmy produced a son named Henryâ€¦ — Harper Lee
It's nice when somebody tells you about their uncle. Especially when they start out telling you about their father's farm and then all of a… — J D Salinger
The cheesecake was smooth and lush, with the personality of a warm and well-to-do uncle who knows a hundred dirty jokes and will die of… — Don DeLillo
Iâ€™m seventeen years old, my name is Juan GarcÃa Madero, and Iâ€™m in my first semester of law school. I wanted to study literature, not… — Roberto Bolano
They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your… — Christopher Paolini
You must know the story of how the race of ancient days reached the stars, and how they bargained away all the wild half of… — Gene Wolfe
And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that [Christmas] has done me good,… — Charles Dickens
Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I had a dream about a motorcycle," said Harry, remembering suddenly. "It was flying." Uncle Vernon nearly crashed into the car in front. He turned… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
My father had put these things on the table. I looked at him standing by the sink. He was washing his hands, splashing water on… — Jennifer Donnelly

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