I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes. Votes: 4
George EadsAunt Marion was right... Never marry a musician, and never answer the door. Votes: 3
Charles M. SchulzEven that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming. Votes: 3
Lord MountbattenReligion put claws on Aunt Sally and gave her a post to whet them on. Votes: 3
Katherine Anne PorterMy children are not royal; they just happen to have the Queen for their aunt. Votes: 3
Princess MargaretI'm from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen. Votes: 3
Robin TunneyOne must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda Votes: 3
Eva IbbotsonVisit your Aunt, but not every Day; and call at your Brother's, but not every night. Votes: 3
Benjamin FranklinMy Aunt Marsha ruled the family with a rod of iron. She was one wicked, mean woman. Votes: 3
Karolyn GrimesArty farty, you'll never fool your Aunt, who knew you picked your nose and wet your pants. Votes: 3
Ray DaviesMy Aunt Marion used to always tell me 'a touch of sun adds an air of intrigue...' Votes: 3
Tim QuinnOh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live. Votes: 3
Eleanor PorterSourmelina's secret (as Aunt Zo put it): 'Lina was one of those women they named the island after. Votes: 3
Jeffrey EugenidesI saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally, he saw Aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley. Votes: 3
Little RichardI am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children. Votes: 3
Kate DiCamilloI hope that my niece in 20 years is going to say to me, 'Aunt Stevie, what was with your hair?' Votes: 3
Stevie NicksThe regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last. Votes: 3
William ShenstoneI basically don't do that well with children, although my sister says I'm a great aunt. Votes: 1
Ann B. Davis[On an anarchist acquaintance:] Everything in appearance the most alarmist aunt could wish. Votes: 0
Sylvia Townsend WarnerMy great-aunt. . . . said nobody under 18 had any business reading Dickens. . . . She was right. Votes: 0
Ursula K. Le GuinA man with a hump-backed uncle mustn't make fun of another man's cross-eyed aunt Votes: 0
Mark TwainThis is getting ugly." " Abigail "Like my great-aunt's underpants." " Sundown Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonClassical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to. Votes: 0
Charles HazlewoodI grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy. Votes: 0
Giada De LaurentiisI basically don't do that well with children, although my sister says I'm a great aunt, Votes: 0
Ann B. DavisUnless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic. Votes: 0
Rufus WainwrightIf the aunt of the vicar has never touched liquor, watch out when she finds the Champagne. Votes: 0
Rudyard Kipling"Oh!" said my aunt, "I was not aware at first to whom I had the pleasure of objecting." Votes: 0
Charles DickensIf you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift. Votes: 0
Victoria OsteenMy sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt. Votes: 0
Chuck NevittI was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist. Votes: 0
Michael StegerI could not spend the rest of my life sitting in Brazil writing down who called whom uncle and aunt. Votes: 0
Alan FurstTake my camel, dear,' said my aunt Dot, climbing down from that animal on her return from high Mass. Votes: 0
Rose MacaulayI like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt. Votes: 0
Dana SpiottaAn aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side. Votes: 0
Sara SheridanMy favorite team is the Bengals. In Idaho, we didn't really have a home team. But my parents are from Ohio, and when I was a little kid, my aunts and uncles would send me Boomer Esiason T-shirts and Ickey Woods mini-footballs, so I got hooked on those guys. Votes: 1 Nate Holland
No, what Great Aunt Winifred was suffering from was the persecution every happily single woman suffers: the predictable social condemnation of her independence and childlessness. Dorothy reminded herself of what she'd learned during a university course on feminist history (with a strong Marxist slant): spinsters are a threat to patriarchy. Votes: 4 Tobsha Learner
My favorite team is the Bengals. In Idaho, we didn't really have a home team. But my parents are from Ohio, and when I was a little kid, my aunts and uncles would send me Boomer Esiason T-shirts and Ickey Woods mini-footballs, so I got hooked on those guys. Votes: 1 Nate Holland