Mother Quote by José N. Harris

“Kale, jackass. His name is Kale," I snapped. Someone had joined the line behind Dad. The woman made an irritated noise of disapproval at…

— Jus Accardo

“I still can’t talk about it,” he said “Duck.” Dirk touched his cheek “I remember, later, my mom trying to run into the water…

— Francesca Lia Block

“I called him up from a phone booth. The voice that answered was fat. It wheezed softly, like the voice of a man who…

— Raymond Chandler

Fred, you next," the plump woman said. "I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you…

— Anonymous

“A young man, who I could only assume was Baal’s brother, lounged on a chair, an arm slung over one of the armrests, and…

— Debbie Cassidy

“Whenever I’d get howlin’ over something, he’d grab my ass up from wherever I was and head straight for the john. Momma said my…

— Cole Alpaugh

“Well--" My mother paused, and her tone was reflective in that way that is inevitably sad, because the past is sad. "What I remember,"…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“I wonder what Mom would say if she were here,” I said. Dad pulled back, his eyes wet with happy tears. “She’d say you…

— Jamie McGuire

“Your mother mentioned she had a little girl. These are for you, sweetheart. Just a little something, heh heh." He handed me a wrinkled…

— Wally Lamb

“The only sound was Alvin’s snorts of laughter. “Dude, you’re the only one standing there! Who are you talking to, the vegetable dip?” he…

— Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

“And like I said, I didn’t know him very well, but my ears perked up whenever I heard his name. I guess I wanted…

— Jay Asher

“I got closer to that deep, heady, strong scent of him, buried my face under his balls, and inhaled deeply. “God, you smell so…

— S.E. Harmon