Uncles Quotes

392 Uncles quotes by 309 unique authors

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
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
They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and… — Arundhati Roy
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, she’d left it in… — Karen Chance
We shall trespass upon your aunt and uncle's hospitality only a little longer.' You will, will you?' Yes,' said Dumbledore simply, 'I shall. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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,” said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,” I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadn’t… — Patricia Briggs
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
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,” she informed me as we washed our hands. “He said even if Uncle Seth is famous,… — Richelle Mead
He says he’d rather be dead than leave me. According to him, we’re family. I guess that makes me the psycho uncle no one wants… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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