Quotes of: Daughters Keyword

Away from the bright motion of the party, she carried her sadness like a dark stone clenched in her palm.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Smells, I think, may be the last thing on earth to die.

Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past

Memory for most is a kind of afterlife; for my mother, it is another form of life.

Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past

How did I end up in this situation? I'm the district sales manager of a napkin factor. Why is my daughter in space?

The Martian

- How does it feel to have a daughter? - At times it's like holding a warm egg in my hand.

Near to the Wild Heart

The fantasies of dying could be no stranger than the fantasies of living. Survival is perhaps the strangest fantasy of them all.

The Optimist's Daughter

I give you this to take with you: Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you can begin again, with pure joy in the uprooting.

Letters to My Daughters

I like Mr. Dickens’ books much better than yours, Papa. Said one of Thackeray’s daughters.

The Last Novel

He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment. "Which one is that?" I asked her. "Do not bullshit thy father," she said.

Love Story

For Courtney’s whole life, seeing the world had only been a dream, but now, as Adrian Diamond’s daughter, it could be a reality.

The Secret Diamond Sisters

She smiled and feigned enthusiasm, although she cared little for the game. Sometimes that's what you did for the people you loved.

The Tutor's Daughter

This is desire, daughter, the endless piercing that informs the universe throughout eternity,

The Temple Dancer: A Novel of India

One unforeseen advantage of having a  child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content and pretend it was for my daughters benefit.

Petite Anglaise

I really, really need some help and advice. I'm scared... I'm scared of my own home, of my own daughter!

Proud Parents Blog

Here I am," I say to the palm trees. "I can do this. Watch me.

The Pinata-Maker's Daughter

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her daughter, she is perfectly satisfied

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me. “Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.

Rules of Attraction

It shocks me how I wish for...what is lost and cannot come back.

Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story

Yep, Gin and Brandi. Call me crazy, but naming your daughters after alcoholic beverages is just asking for trouble.

Waking the Witch

I've raced on all seven continents at least twice. I've probably run thousands of races. But the single race that I'm most proud is a 10K. Yes, a 10K. I ran it with my daughter on her 10th birthday.

Dean Karnazes

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.

Pete Rose