Aunts Quote by Sara Sheridan
““Always wise aunts come in many guises. There are maiden aunts, dowager aunts, and that delightful creature, the eccentric aunt. I fear I fall into the latter category.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Other Side of the River by Sara Sheridan, 2021
The quote humorously categorizes aunts, revealing self-awareness about being eccentric.
In simple terms: Aunts have many types; I’m the eccentric one.
Key Takeaway
Embrace your quirks.
Themes
family
self-awareness
humor
Mood
lighthearted
reflective
Type
anecdotal
humorous
When to use this quote
- family gatherings
- self-reflection
- humorous storytelling
Key Concepts
identity
social roles
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you recognize your own “eccentric” traits?
- How do you celebrate uniqueness?
A Different Perspective
Eccentricity may be misread as oddness.
![“[F]or in this queer world of ours, fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of bachelor uncles and maiden aunts; and it is my private opinion that these worthy creatures are a beautiful provision of nature for the cherishing of other people's children. They certainly…” quote by Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/472/louisa-may-alcott-318_love_f-or-in-this-queer-world-of-ours-fatherl_1441940.jpg)
![“The disinterest [of my two great-aunts] in anything that had to do with high society was such that their sense of hearing ... put to rest its receptor organs and allowed them to suffer the true beginnings of atrophy.” quote by Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08f/marcel-proust-114_atrophy_the-disinterest-of-my-two-great-aunts-in_172597.jpg)
