Room Started Quote by Fredrik Backman

“Elsa thinks about how Granny used to say, 'You have standards and I have double standards, and so I win.”

— Fredrik Backman

“Don’t go all Elsa on me. No ‘letting it all go,’ okay?” “Cross my half-demon heart.” A glimmer of laughter touched his eyes.”

— Pippa DaCosta

“Her mother came into the room and sat on the edge of the bed. “Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we think it…

— Ruth Ann Nordin

“The midwife looked about on the floor, as if worried for a moment that Alice's nose had actually dropped off.”

— Georgia Byng

“Granny was quiet. She was either contemplating Dwayne’s story or trying to come up with one that would top his. I shivered as I…

— Robyn Peterman

“If Granny were alive and well in the closet, why didn't she say anything when her granddaughter was struggling with the difference between a…

— Vivian Vande Velde Cloaked in Red

“The words pulsate against Elsa's eardrums. They sound wrong, somehow. Elsa understands them, but they chafe at the passages of her inner ear. As…

— Fredrick Backman

“Abby did a little happy dance before jogging down the hall to the bedroom. The corners of my mouth turned up. What other woman…

— Jamie McGuire

“Aunt Maria would mildly observe that, next time Uncle Podger was going to hammer a nail into the wall, she hoped he’d let her…

— Jerome K. Jerome

“Oh my god" Meg ranted. "Her water just broke!" Margaret" Eve said, "get a grip - and a towel. I'll be there in five…

— Linda Lael Miller

“It’s amazing how much a frail old woman will confide in a visiting nurse.’ She laughed and shook her head. ‘Imagine pouring out your…

— Barry Brennessel

“The room was dark. Nina Fawcett sat on one side of a table; on the other was a woman peering into a crystal ball.…

— David Grann