First-sentence Quote by Loretta Chase

“and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had three sons before Catherine was born;”

— Jane Austen

“Nasty thing, a crossbow. How many men you kill with that?" "Nine." His father counted for at least that many, surely. Lord of Casterly…

— George R.R. Martin

“Your son is heir to an enormous fortune and name. Someone would be bound to bid for you him and take him as his…

— Philippa Gregory

“Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had…

— Jane Austen

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of an heir.”

— Julia Quinn

“One is considered as a son if he were to remove all of his father's troubles.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“There were only two things that mattered in his life: the union and his family. Believe it or not, as strong as he was…

— Charles Brandt

“It's just lucky for Father he never had any sons. He might have been forced to respect them.”

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had…

— Jane Austen

“They've got him!" squealed the Duke. "Eleven men to one!" "You may have heard of Galahad," said Hark, "whose strength was as the strength…

— James Thurber

“Well, the truth is that his mother had six miscarriages, and three of them survived.”

— Oscar O'Rourke

“Who is a true heir? He who treats his inheritance justly, and, respectful of his father's lifelong struggles, preserves & carries it further.”

— Felipe Mora Carballo