Patricia Briggs Quotes About Mothers

Quotes about: Mothers

• Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.

  Patricia Briggs

  Mother, Enemy, Scripture

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.28, Penguin

• Mercy," said my mother thoughtfully, "you never told me your werewolf neighbor was quite that hot.

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  Mother, Hot, Mercy

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Bone Crossed”, p.30, Penguin

• His voice was soft and sweet as molasses; but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.

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  Mother, Sweet, Thinking

  Patricia Briggs (2006). “Moon Called”, p.88, Penguin

• His brother maintained that what sent people backing away was neither his size nor his mother's blood, but solely the expression on his face. To test Samuel's theory, Charles had tried smiling - and then solemnly reported to Samuel that he had been mistaken. When Charles smiled, he told Samuel, people just ran faster.

  Patricia Briggs

  Mother, Brother, Expression

  Patricia Briggs (2012). “Fair Game”, p.34, Penguin

• My foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work.

  Patricia Briggs

  Mother, Knowing Everything, Rooms

• My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released as 'authentic Indian stories' when they were, in fact, nothing of the kind.

  Patricia Briggs

  Mother, Children, Stories

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