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• i remember we all cried like the Missouri when my Uncle Sol's coffin lurched because somebody pressed a button (and down went my uncle Sol and started a worm farm)

  e. e. cummings

  Buttons, Coffins, Remember

  E. E. Cummings (1996). “Is 5”, p.11, W. W. Norton & Company

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• My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air!" And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.

  Dr. Seuss

  Exercise, Air, Advice

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• What Uncle Leo XIII never suspected was that his nephew's courage did not come from the need to survive or from a brute indifference inherited from his father, but from a driving need for love, which no obstacle in this world or the next would ever break.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Father, Nephew, Needs

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• Garrett must have sensed I was awake. "Hey Detective," he said to Uncle Bob, who was now trudging across the grating toward us. "I think we're losing her. I have no choice but to perform mouth-to-mouth." "Don't you dare," I said, my lids still in lockdown.

  Darynda Jones

  Thinking, Choices, Hey

  Darynda Jones (2011). “First Grave on the Right”, p.127, Macmillan

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• All my life, up until that moment, I'd had a warm, protective blanket wrapped around me, knitted of aunts and uncles, purled of first and second and third cousins, knot-tied with grandmas and grandpas and greats. That blanket had just dropped from my shoulders. I felt cold, lost and alone.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Cousin, Grandma, Aunt

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.169, Dell

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• That evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the family in his brand new uniform...As he looked at Dudley in his new knickerbockers, Uncle Vernon said gruffly that if was the proudest moment of his life. Aunt Petunia burst into tears and said she couldn't believe it was her Ickle Dudleykins, he looked so handsome and grown-up. Harry didn't trust himself to speak. He thought two of his ribs might already have cracked from trying not to laugh.

  J. K. Rowling

  Believe, Aunt, Two

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• Tavi looked wildly around the courtyard, and when his gaze flicked toward them, his face lit witha ferocious smile. "Uncle Bernard! Uncle Bernard!" he shouted, pointing at Doroga. "He followed me home! Can we keep him?

  Jim Butcher

  Home, Faces, Lit

  Jim Butcher (2009). “Furies Of Calderon: The Codex Alera: Book One”, p.370, Hachette UK

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• "Another relative?" Valek asked.
  A broad smile stretched Moon Man's lips. "Yes. I am her mother's uncle's wife's third cousin."

  Maria V. Snyder

  Mother, Cousin, Moon

  "Magic Study". Book by Maria V. Snyder, 2006.

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• I've read Reverend Kirk, in fact. My uncle's library has quite a few books of your people. I have read Mr. Lang's fairy tales as well. (Katherine Rae O'Flaherty) "Books are not the same as reality," Devlin stared at her. "My world is not always kind to mortals.

  Melissa Marr

  Book, Reality, People

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• I didn't get fired." "You didn't punch your boss and get fired from the Tribune? That's what I heard." "I punched what could loosely be called a colleague for cribbing my notes on a story and since the editor–who happened to be the asshole's uncle–took his word over mine, I quit." "To write books. Is it fun?" "I guess it is." "I bet you killed the asshole in the first one you wrote." "You'd be right. Beat him to death with a shovel. Very satisfying.

  Nora Roberts

  Fun, Book, Writing

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• And I will not be beaten by that jackass." "Jackass?" said Foaly, wounded. "My favorite uncle is a jackass.

  Eoin Colfer

  Favorite Uncle, My Favorite, Said

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• I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella and whirled it over his head "NEVER -" he thundered "- INSULT -ALBUS -DUMBLEDORE - IN - FRONT - OF - ME!

  J. K. Rowling

  Magic, Fool, Insult

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• Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.)

  Tom Angleberger

  Responsibility, Men, Spiders

  Tom Angleberger (2012). “The Strange Case of Origami Yoda”, p.110, Abrams

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• Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge's nephew. "You don't mean that, I am sure?" "I do," said Scrooge. "Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough.

  Charles Dickens

  Mean, Merry Christmas, Nephew

  Charles Dickens (2007). “SAT Words from Literature - A Christmas Carol”, p.11, Prestwick House Inc

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• He [Uncle Vernon] held up the envelope in which Mrs. Weasley’s letter had come, and Harry had to fight down a laugh. Every bit of it was covered in stamps except for a square inch on the front, into which Mrs. Weasley had squeezed the Dursleys’ address in minute writing. “She did put enough stamps on, then,” said Harry, trying to sound as though Mrs. Weasley’s was a mistake anyone could make.

  J. K. Rowling

  Mistake, Writing, Fighting

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• The sons of York will destroy each other, one brother destroying another, uncles devouring nephews, fathers beheading sons. They are a house which has to have blood, and they will shed their own if they have no other enemy.

  Philippa Gregory

  Brother, Father, Son

  Philippa Gregory (2009). “The White Queen”, Simon and Schuster

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• As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing across premieval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle ('Please read this carefully and send it on Jane') the clan has a tendency to ignore me. It's one of the advantages I get from being a bachelor - and, according to my nearest and dearest, practically a half-witted bachelor at that.

  P. G. Wodehouse

  Cousin, Aunt, Circles

  The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) ch. 16

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• If we can believe in the Gnostic gospel of Thomas, old Uncle Jesus said, "If you bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth can destroy you.

  Anne Lamott

  Jesus, Believe, Said

  Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.199, Anchor

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• The room was quiet, the others flicking glances at me. I ignored them. After years in Sounis's palaces being eyed with disgust by my uncle and my own father and courtier after courtier, I assure you I am unrivaled at pretending not to notice other people's glances.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Father, Years, People

  Megan Whalen Turner (2010). “A Conspiracy of Kings”, Greenwillow

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• Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply.

  Susanna Clarke

  Men, Luck, Rich

  Susanna Clarke (2009). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.59, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• That might work," I said. "I'm good at faking it." This led to a couple moments of uncomfortable silence from both of us. "You didn't mean... ?" Morelli asked. "No. Of course not." "Never?" "Maybe once." His eyes narrowed. "Once?" "It's all that comes to mind. It was the time we were late for your Uncle Spud's birthday party." "I remember that. That was great. You're telling me you faked it?" "We were late! I couldn't concentrate. It seemed like the best way to go.

  Janet Evanovich

  Couple, Party, Mean

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• Men!" "At least we don't fake it." "Listen, it was your uncle. And we were late, remember? So I made the sacrifice and got us there in time for dessert. You should be thanking me." Morelli's mouth was open slightly and his face was registering a mixture of astonished disbelief and wounded, pissed-off male pride. Okay, it wasn't that much of a sacrifice at the time, and I knew he shouldn't be thanking me, but give me a break here... this wasn't famine in Ethiopia

  Janet Evanovich

  Pride, Sacrifice, Men

  Janet Evanovich (2010). “Eleven on Top”, p.192, Macmillan

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• But I had no plans to end my own life, and accidents couldn't be predicted. Neither could murder, unless my aunt and uncle were planning to take me out themselves.

  Rachel Vincent

  Aunt, Planning, Murder

  Rachel Vincent (2009). “My Soul to Take”, p.100, Harlequin

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• I don't want to be rude to the afflicted but Uncle Eddie is bald in a way which is the baldest I have ever seen.

  Louise Rennison

  Rude, Want, Way

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• Face it, you stupid little cookie maker,” Jenks said, almost sounding fond, “in the last couple of days you’ve seen what it’s like to be in a family, with all the touchy tempers and irritation that goes on. Now you get to see the other side, where we do stupid stuff for each other just because we like you. Rache is the little sister. Ivy’s the big sister. I’m the uncle from out of state, and you’re the rich nephew no one likes but we put up with you anyway because we feel sorry for you. Just let me help, huh? It won’t kill you.

  Kim Harrison

  Sorry, Couple, Stupid

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