Gertrude Stein Quote by Gertrude Stein

“My mother said Aunt Pauline meant kindly but had standars, which were all very well for those that could afford them.”

— Margaret Atwood

“In this case," said Randall unpleasantly, "it affords me purer gratification to dwell upon the thought of my dear Aunt Gertrude duped and betrayed."…

— Georgette Heyer

“And all the nursemaids and kitchen maids I ever knew when I was a child, always had a aunt, who knew a woman, whose…

— Susanna Clarke

“...a row of tables manned by seated, serious women. Each woman looked like she could be someone's least-favourite aunt.”

— Adam Rex

“The door opened. "We're here," said Mrs. Rogers. Aunt Myra came in. "Now!" said Amelia Bedelia. "Greetings, greetings, greetings," said the three children. "What's…

— Peggy Parish

“finally turned away. My aunt stood watching from the back door, frail and hunched. “Tell me the rest,” I said, and she did, her…

— Kate Quinn

“But I had never seen her that way. I had never known her as Pauline, the name he parents had given her, or as…

— Mitch Albom

“My aunts were not cruel, you understand. They loved to talk, and at every available opportunity they gave away the neatly wrapped presents of…

— Ann Howard Creel

“Precious Auntie, what is our name? I always meant to claim it as my own. Come help me remember. I'm not a little girl…

— Amy Tan

“I had a queer time with Aunt today, and, as I got the best of it, I'll tell you about it," began Jo, who…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Little Dorrit that she had not seen Mr F.'s Aunt so full of life and character for weeks; that she would find it necessary…

— Charles Dickens

“Instead of ignoring her infirmity, pretending it was not there, he made it seem like something special and endearing. For the first time Pauline…

— Toni Morrison