Dad Quote by Melina Marchetta

“My mother fainted. Crash, onto the floor with the big wooden spoon still in her hand.”

— Janet Evanovich

“Taking Mum's hand, I whispered "Are we really safe, here?”

— Alwyn Evans

“Your mother’s coming,” he said. “I know—she probably heard us arguing. Do something!” “What?” “Anything!” “Fine!” He grabbed her around the waist, dragged her…

— Jennifer Probst

“She grimaced. Her mother and father were probably giggling and whispering and ducking into a darkened corner. Good heavens. It was downright embarrassing.”

— Julia Quinn

“His father fell off a window-ledge. No wonder his mum had cheered up.”

— Nick Hornby

“You make a nice mum,’ I mumbled. ‘I always hoped one day the woman of my dreams would say those words to me,’ he…

— Mhairi McFarlane

“Catherine. " She swept by me without a hug. Okay, that was familiar, too. "You really should wear something warmer, it's freezing out. "…

— Jeaniene Frost

“But, Steven!” my mom said, then threw her hands in the air.”

— Wendelin Van Draanen

“Mom turned to me, puzzled. In sign language, she asked, “What was Grandpa saying in the kitchen?” My heart froze.”

— Lou Ann Walker

“I shrugged. But she kept asking, as if there were something she could do, until finally I just kind of crawled across the couch…

— John Green

“I yelled, wishing that the ground would open up and swallow me – or better yet, my parents.”

— Helen Keeble

“Inside my carriage there was mass panic and I was in danger of being trampled, but somebody picked me off the floor, and I…

— Alfred Nestor