Mom Quotes - Page 22

• Claire: Seriously? My mom? Let you in my room? In the middle of the night? Michael: Moms like me.

  Rachel Caine

  Night, Rooms, Middle

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• Sisters are made by living everyday with each other and wearing each other down until the rough spots are smooth. They're made by sharing secrets you'd never tell mom, and out of doing things for each other just because you feel like it, not because you have to. I guess you could say sisters are 'grown,' not manufactured, in a very special place called a family.

  Lurlene McDaniel

  Secret, Everyday, Special

  Lurlene McDaniel (2012). “The End of Forever”, p.136, Laurel Leaf

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• You're much shorter than my mom." "Brat," she said, surprised into a giggle. "That's no way to talk to a vampire." "Bloodsucking brat." "Better" he said.

  Rachel Caine

  Vampire, Way, Said

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Ghost Town”, p.89, Allison & Busby

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• I’m avampire. I havesecret powers ,” he said with a full-on fake Transylvanian accent, which he dropped to say, “Actually, your mom let me in.

  Rachel Caine

  Fake, Accents, Said

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• Have either of you seen your mother ” “Yeah ” Ethan said and my heart actually skipped a beat. But I should have known Ethan was joking. “Slim lady. Blue eyes and a gray pageboy ” he continued his eyes glistening in appreciation of his own humor. “Answers to the name ‘Mom'.

  Rachel Vincent

  Mother, Appreciation, Heart

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• Once upon a time I would’ve leaped at the rare opportunity of curling up with Mom on the couch. But now it sort of felt like too little too late. I had someone else waiting for me.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Opportunity, Waiting, Once Upon A Time

  Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.156, Scholastic Inc.

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• I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.

  Rick Riordan

  Battle, Enough, Blushing

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I was going to burrow into the snow and freeze myself to death.

  Rick Riordan

  Cute, Years, Snow

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't you leave low flying to the pelicans, the alhatross? Why don't you eat? Son, you're bone and feathers!" "I don't mind being bone and feathers mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know.

  Richard Bach

  Mother, Son, Air

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• But-but…” Timmie’s eyes couldn’t get any wider. “Why did you tell her I’m your boyfriend? Why doesn’t she know about your real one?” That was a good question. I cast around for an answer. Any answer. “He’s English!” I settled on desperately. “And Mom…Mom hates foreigners!

  Jeaniene Frost

  Hate, Real, Eye

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• Hippie said he couldn't stay. Be back tomorrow -Love,Mom

  Lisa McMann

  Hippie, Tomorrow, Said

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• You know who does have a funny bone in her body? Your mom every night for a dollar.

  Tina Fey

  Night, Doe, Dollars

  "Tina Fey: 'Ugly, pear-shaped and bitchy? I prefer offbeat, business class-assed and exhausted'" by Tina Fey, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2011.

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• You count the hours you could have spent with your mother. It's a lifetime in itself.

  Mitch Albom

  Mother, Lifetime, Hours

  Mitch Albom (2009). “For One More Day”, p.101, Hachette UK

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• Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.

  Jeannette Walls

  Father, Worry, Bears

  Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

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• Mom, you're the one who said to never stop in case I get raped or picked up by a democrat.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Said, Cases, Democrat

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.127, Scholastic Inc.

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• He rolled his eyes. "First, my Dad's Korean and my mom was Swedish. Second, I totally suck at math. I don't like cuckoo clocks or skiing or fancy chocolate either." I sputtered a laugh. "I think that's Swiss.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Dad, Eye, Math

  Kelley Armstrong (2008). “The Summoning: Number 1 in series”, p.196, Hachette UK

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• Angus looked at Hamish. "I hate it when Mom and Dad fight." Hamish smoothed his brother's messy hair. "Me too.

  Ally Carter

  Brother, Dad, Hate

  Ally Carter (2011). “Uncommon Criminals”, p.174, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• With no chance to take off, I had to play my role, searching for the rendezvous spot, which gave me the excuse to look for an escape opportunity. Maybe a hole in the wall too small for Tori’s mom to follow me through or a precarious stack of boxes I could topple onto her head or an abandoned hammer I could brain her with. I’d never “brained” anyone in my life, but with Tori’s mom, I was willing to try.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Wall, Opportunity, Play

  Kelley Armstrong (2009). “The Awakening”, p.56, Penguin Group

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• Alex decided he’d had enough. He put down his knife. “All right,” he said. “You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t want to work with me. Well, that’s fine. Because I don’t want to work with you either. And for what it’s worth, nobody would ever believe you were my mom because no mom would ever behave like you.” “Alex…,” Carver began. “Forget it! I’m going back to London. And if you’re Mr. Byrne asks why, you can tell him I didn’t like the jelly, so I went home to get some jam.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Believe, Home, Knives

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• Stop looking at me like that." Sorry, I just wanted to savor the moment," Mom replied. What moment?" I asked. You're in first place," she said, and then began washing the windows.

  Lisa Lutz

  Sorry, Firsts, Window

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• So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you want to quit modeling.' I could feel myself blushing. 'I can’t do that,' I said. 'Why not?' he asked. 'Is it so hard to believe? You think I’m not a good role-player?' 'No,' I said. 'It’s just–' 'Because I am. Everyone wanted me to be their mother in group.' I just looked at him. 'I just… It’s weird.' 'No, it’s hard. But not impossible. Just try it.' A week earlier, I hadn’t even known what color his eyes were. Now, we were family. At least temporarily.

  Sarah Dessen

  Mother, Believe, Eye

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• Mom! This is Haruhi! We'll adopt her someday so don't forget! ~Hikaru and Kaoru

  Bisco Hatori

  Forget, Someday

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• As my mom has said, when one person is unhappy, it usually means two people are unhappy but that one has not come to terms with it yet.

  Mindy Kaling

  Mean, Two, People

  Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”, p.184, Three Rivers Press

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• And that's when I realized that there's really two ways people cry. You cry when you're sorry for yourself, and then you cry when you are really sad. The tears you cry for yourself? Those are kid tears. You're crying because you want somebody to help you or pick you up. Your mom, your dad, the old lady next door... anyone.

  Fuyumi Ono

  Sorry, Dad, Kids

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• I love you every day, Mom

  Mitch Albom

  Love You

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