Old man Quote by Victoria Schwab

“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

“Then I probably fainted. The woman at the registration desk managed to put on a sympathetic expression afterward, as if she wanted to ask,…

— Barbara Honigmann

“I'm just sick of being tossed around. He'll forget every word he said to me once he gets married. Before long, an heir will…

— Shoko Hidaka

“All these stupid old people. Had every last one of them met, heard of, gossiped about, or smelled her mom in the distance? Way…

— Thea Harrison

“I want to stand at the altar while you walk down the aisle in a beautiful dress. I’ll take you to Italy on our…

— Denise Grover Swank

“You do that a great deal, don’t you?” He swallowed the rest of his wine. “What?” “Close up into yourself whenever someone tries to…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“walked him to the door. “Is there anything else you want me to do? Check your mail? Water your plants?” “My mail is being…

— Janet Evanovich

“You don't have to pick me up," I said in a rush. "Considering you have no idea where we're going and I have no…

— Michelle Hodkin

“My husband's disappeared. He got in from work, propped his briefcase against the wall and asked me if I'd bought any bread. It must…

— Marie Darrieussecq

“My wife said that, for her birthday, she would like to go somewhere where she had not been for a long time. "What about…

— Various

“shells. “I’m not going to supper at New Clairmont,” says Mirren decisively. “And no breakfast, either. Not this year.” “Why not?” I ask. “I…

— E. Lockhart

“A Rough Guide Be polite at the reception desk. Not all the knives are in the museum. The waitresses know that a nice boy…

— Mark Haddon