Family Quote by Daniel Woodrell

“One guy stepped forward and I said, “What’s your problem, man?” He said, “We don’t allow snitches on this tier,” and I said, “Man,…

— Marlin Marynick

“With no interruptions to admire dolly outfits, no tomorrow is a school day, we gorged on fruit and sorbet and splashed immoderate second shots…

— Lionel Shriver

“Hold it right there. You men from the bank?" "You Wash's boy?" "Yessir and Daddy told me I'm to shoot whoever's from the bank."…

— Ethan Coen Joel Coen

“The three always turned me on: blood, and death, and Dolly. And better yet . . . Killer Dolly”

— Tillie Cole

“That's the thing with Holy Moses: big as a house and scary as heck if you don't know him, but Charley Manson and his…

— Kirt J. Boyd

“I’ve always admired parents who discipline their children in hushed whispers: “Arthur, you are a naughty boy for turning on all the gas jets.…

— Erma Bombeck

“If you stay in your place they’ll leave you alone—and did our best not to offend. Still, they gave us a hard time. Their…

— Julie Otsuka

“My mommy told me If I was goody That she would buy me A rubber dolly My sister told her I kissed a soldier…

— Tracy Chevalier

“As I told you, I ain’t your mom or your dad. I’m your uncle,” Beaumont said. “I ain’t going to babysit you or your…

— Mark T. Sneed

“Father was teaching us that all men are just accumulations dolls stuffed with sawdust swept up from the trash heaps where all previous dolls…

— William Faulkner

“What a boy, cousin! He ought to have been whipped, but the trick was so spirited and amusing that I let him off.” Then…

— Leo Tolstoy

“My Father Comes Home From Work" My father comes home from work sweating through layers of bleached cotton t-shirts sweating through his wool plaid…

— Barbara Brinson Curiel