116 Quotes About Aunt

No, but one can feel desperate at any age, don’t you think? The young are eternally desperate,” he said frankly. “And books, they offer hope — that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe one is saved.

As a child, my aunt Olive had a friendWho was invisible to others.Topsy lived at the back of the garden.That this was just her imaginationOlive always strenuously denied.And when she developed dementia many years laterTopsy again faithfully kept her company. (From: Kinderpraat)

To the loyal and to the blood-lovers, in the good families and in the fiery dynasties, life is family and family is life. It is the same people who give advice and their vices to live well who turn out to be the ones who give resource and reason to live long.

...a row of tables manned by seated, serious women. Each woman looked like she could be someone's least-favourite aunt.

From that point on, I would refer to him as "your uncle" and he would mostly refer to me as "your aunt" and it would take a longtime for our children to even understand that we were siblings first.

Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. SO JUST BRING IT ON, YOU BASTARDS!!

The only reason that some people aren’t ashamed of their parents and/or siblings is because they know that we know that they did not choose them.

An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.

The secret is not in your hand or your eye or your voice, my aunt told me once. The secret is in your heart. Of course, she said, knowing that doesn't make it any easier.—Secret Heart