Uncle Quotes

416 quotes by 326 authors

Oh Senor" said the niece. "Your grace should send them to be burned (books), just like all the rest, because it's very likely that my… — Miguel de Cervantes
Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won't they?" said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging toward the… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break. — Jonathan Franzen
What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat. "Get the mail, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
My one-time roommate Claire had inherited the house from her uncle, and when she went off to bigger and better things, sheâ€™d left it in… — Karen Chance
If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Meltdown when we get home. Mom keeps chocolate for meltdowns. Daddy always has them when Uncle Jonas visits." -David Lyons from Tanner's Scheme- — Lora Leigh
She sees ghosts,â€ said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,â€ I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadnâ€™t… — Patricia Briggs
wouldn't you like to make sure all those millions you give to Uncle Sam went to schools and hospitals instead of nuclear warheads?' As a… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
My father hired you to protect me," Ahmed said, "not to go off chasing men." Grandma leaned forward, keeping her eye on the Taurus. "We… — Janet Evanovich
Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater. — Rick Riordan
As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle Hal's opinion being that since the letter had a… — Diana Gabaldon
You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in it. You couldn't do it when your uncle George was… — Charles Dickens
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
Dad told Uncle Seth not to screw things up,â€ she informed me as we washed our hands. â€œHe said even if Uncle Seth is famous,… — Richelle Mead
He says heâ€™d rather be dead than leave me. According to him, weâ€™re family. I guess that makes me the psycho uncle no one wants… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
But, Dad! We can't leave. Uncle Jake is hurt!" Daphne said. "Besides, that's Pinocchio. I want to get an autograph. — Michael Buckley

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