Quote by Michelle Willingham

“Oh, Aunt Elizabeth," said Emily breathlessly, "when you hold the candle down like that it makes your face look just like a corpse! Oh,…

— L.M. Montgomery

“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

“With her eyes to the ceiling she said, “It’s a baby grand.” Her husband turned his head on the pillow. He might have been…

— Alice McDermott

“It seems to her that your family is at once utterly familiar and entirely unknown.”

— Penelope Lively

“Emily was so excited she forgot. She was so happy she made a mistake and said, “Thank you so much, Mommy!”

— Debra Anastasia

“I was asleep.” “You’re not asleep now.” “You wouldn’t be either if you woke up to hear a woman outside of your house claiming…

— Maria Luis

“Emily squared her shoulders and said simply, “I’m fine, I’m not really loving your social skills though. Don’t you know this is no way…

— Nicole Rae

“Bethany and I often hook up like this. She texts me at the height of her boredom, unable to sleep, and since it's past…

— Penelope Fletcher

“Please excuse my little sister. She's got quite an imagination. Annie, you're just jealous because I come up with great stories and you're so…

— Janice Hanna

Emily: You went upstairs? Why didn't you just crawl into bed with her ask a bedtime story?

— The Devil Wears Prada

“And what do you get out of it?” I shrugged. “Knowing for sure.” “Knowing what happened to Lizzie?” “Knowing there’s more to the world…

— Chelsea Sedoti

“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