Habits Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

“My dear, when you are as old as I, they won't call you Jane, either. Old age is dreadfully formal. It's always 'Mrs. '…

— Ray Bradbury

“Margaret opened the door and went in with the straight, fearless, dignified presence habitual to her. She felt no awkwardness; she had too much…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“Sara noticed my hesitation and grabbed my hand to drag me down the stairs. 'Bye.' I waved before I disappeared. 'You are so full…

— Rebecca Donovan

“her pace quickens, like a girl visiting a beloved grandparent or uncle. How right he was. She is suddenly aware of her need for…

— Nickolas Butler

“I was raised in an era when part of respecting your elders was to call them by Mr. or Mrs. When my children were…

— Susan C. Young

“Mrs. Deane was a thin-lipped woman, who made small well-considered speeches on peculiar occasions, repeating them afterwards to her husband, and asking him if…

— George Eliot

“You see,” said Sara, “that is for his wife and children. He is very nice. He only eats the little bits. After he goes…

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“must have looked like a mild fit, I had failed to pay attention to my surroundings. Mrs. Mason’s approach startled me. I swallowed and…

— Mary Morony

“She told me, years later, that it was the lack of adult interaction that was really driving her nuts. All those hours with nursery…

— Catherine McKenzie

“She looked at Rose sitting between Jasper and Prue. How odd that one's child should do that! How odd to see them sitting there,…

— Virginia Woolf

“What began, after a few more minutes, to irritate him was that she didn’t even attempt to be engaging—made no effort toward wit or…

— Adelle Waldman

“Her expression was oafish, but it was on the whole this quality that gave her face a certain retentive efficacy. She had the look…

— Anthony Powell