Quote by Ellie Keaton

“old ladies were just young ladies who’d seen and done more stuff.”

— Linsey Hall

“These older women knew their place, staying tucked away, fading into the background. Mostly, they tended the kitchen, where they learned to make themselves…

— Miriam Karmel

“The girl was in fact so patient with the old lady that she had not yet noticed that she was never given an opportunity…

— Charles Williams

“In her experience, it was those first sixty seconds, from the moment she flashed her P.I. license to the end of her pitch, that…

— Laura Lippman

“but she was old, and old women do tend to get pushed aside at big gatherings—even when they have footed the bill for that…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“An old lady doesn't deal, darlin', she breathes easy”

— Kristen Ashley

“Her right hand gripped the edge of the desk and one leg dangled in no particular rhythm to smack against the side of the…

— Mila Rossi

“Bertha kept things interesting, always shaky and a little unstable”

— Bambi Sparkles

“She'd started handcuffed, armed with a paper clip. Now she had a ten-inch strip of metal with sharp edges, handcuffs, and a paper clip.…

— Rachel Caine

“Why was it always the woman's fate to pace and fret and wait?”

— Eowyn Ivey

“She was thirty-two, but drew blank on various periods of her life. In her own peculiar turn of phrase, they were like holes in…

— Fuminori Nakamura

“It's mom and me sharing a blanket, in a rare quiet moment when all we're doing is enjoying each other. This woman made me.…

— Pamela Ribon