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  • Neville kicked aside the broken fragments of his own wand as they walked slowly toward the door. "My gran's going do kill be," said Neville thickly, blood spattering from his nose as he spoke, "dat was by dad's old wand.

    Dad   Doors   Blood  
  • My gran had always told me that a woman--any woman worth her salt--could do whatever she had to.

    Charlaine Harris (2009). “Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set”, p.979, Penguin
  • Don't you think its quite weird for Prince Harry, getting really stoned and seeing your grans face appearing on your money.

    Funny   Humor   Thinking  
  • The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborgini to the Gran Prix track to watch the charter buses race.

    Funny   Race   America  
    P.J. O'Rourke (2015). “Thrown Under the Omnibus”, p.159, Atlantic Books Ltd
  • Gran, for the gods' love, it's talk like yours that starts riots!" I said keeping my voice down. "Will you just put a stopper in it?" She looked at me and sighed. "Girl, do you ever take a breath and wonder if folk don't put out bait for you? To see if you'll bite? You'll never get a man if you don't relax." My dear old Gran. It's a wonder her children aren't every one of them as mad as priests, if she mangles their wits as she mangles mine. "Granny, "I told her, "this is dead serious. I can't relax, no more than any Dog. I'm not shopping for a man. That's the last thing I need.

    Girl   Dog   Children  
  • Proud parents to two children Grandparents to five more Who visit the "Harper Bakery" It's Gran's cooking they all adore

  • No, sir, th' dimmycratic party ain't on speakin' terms with itsilf. Whin ye see two men with white neckties go into a sthreet car an' set in opposite corners while wan mutthers Thraiter an' th' other hisses Miscreent ye can bet they're two dimmycratic leaders thryin' to reunite th' gran' ol' party.

    Party   Men   White  
    "Mr. Dooley Discusses Party Prospects" (1901)
  • Ni muer ni viu ni no guaris, Ni mal no·m sent e si l’ai gran, Quar de s’amor no suy devis, Ni no sai si ja n’aurai ni quan, Qu’en lieys es tota le mercés Que·m pot sorzer o decazer.” “Not dying nor living nor healing, there is no pain in my sickness, for I am not kept from her love. I don’t know if I will ever have it, for all the mercy that makes me flourish or decay is in her power.

    Pain   Healing   Dying  
  • Suddenly his expression turned to alarm. He sprinted toward us. For a moment I had an absurd vision of myself on the cover of one of Gran’s old romance novels, where the damsel wilts into the arms of one half-dressed beefy guy while another stands by,casting her longing looks. Oh, the horrible choices a girl must make! I wished I’d had a moment to clean up. I was still covered in dried river muck, twine, and grass, like I’d been tarred and feathered. Then Anubis pushed past me and gripped Walt’s shoulders. Well…that was unexpected.

    Girl   Past   Expression  
  • I always went to Ireland as a child. I remember trips to Dundalk, Wexford, Cork and Dublin. My gran was born in Dublin, and we had a lot of Irish friends, so we'd stay on their farms and go fishing. They were fantastic holidays - being outdoors all day and coming home to a really warm welcome in the evenings.

    Children   Home   Holiday  
  • I got a washed out version of Mom’s curls and a better copy of Dad’s blue eyes, The rest of me, I guess, is up for grabs. Except maybe Gran’s nose, but she could have been trying to make me feel better. I’m no prize. Most girls go through a gawky stage, but I’m beginning to think mine will be a lifelong thing. It doesn’t bother me too much. Better to be strong than pretty and useless. I’ll take a plain girl with her head screwed on right over a cheerleader any day.

    Girl   Mom   Strong  
  • ...When this map was made, there was only empty forest in the south," Gran told Birle."Not empty," Granda corrected her. "The forest is never empty.

    Maps   Forests   Empty  
    Cynthia Voigt (2015). “Tale of Birle”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
  • Thing was' he faced them, and Harry was astonished to see that he was grinning, 'they bit of a bit more than they could chew with Gran. Little old witch living alone, they probably think they didn't need to send anyone particularly powerful. Anyway' Neville laughed, 'Dawlish is still in St Mungo's and Gran is on the run. She sent me a letter,' he clapped a hand to the breast pocket of his robes, 'telling me she was proud of me, that I'm my parents' son, and to keep it up

    Running   Powerful   Son  
  • My Gran said put a thimble on your finger and it helps you in case you slip with the needle and it goes up, into the brain, and death.

    Brain   Helping   Said  
    "Eddie Izzard: Definite Article". Documentary, Comedy, www.imdb.com. 1996.
  • He slid his hand onto Riley's bare abdomen. "I got to thinkin' that a few years down the line, when yer older, what if that was our baby and I could feel it right here under my hand. Feel the life we'd created." Riley's eyes moistened. "Girl or boy?" "Doesn't matter. If it's a girl, we can name her after my gran. Her name was Emily Rose." "Hmm...I like that. Maybe the boy could be Paul Arthur, like my dad." "Yeah, that works. But that's all the way down the line, isn't it?" It might never come to pass.

    Girl   Baby   Dad  
  • I swear in real life-probably too much-though I don't swear in front of my gran. We adapt to every situation.

  • The truth thy speech doth show, within my heart reproves the swelling pride.

    Heart   Pride   Speech  
    "The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio". Poem by Dante Alighieri, Canto XI, 1321.
  • My gran'ther's rule was safer 'n 't is to crow: Don't never prophesy - onless ye know.

    Crow   Prophecy   Grans  
    James Russell Lowell (1890). “The Works of James Russell Lowell: Poetical works”
  • My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half crazy.

    Clever   Crazy   Stupid  
  • I'm a good listener, you know. My gran used to say that's why you've got two ears and one mouth. I just truly love what I do and treat it with a lot of respect and all these relationships in the music business that people talk about.

    Two   People   Ears  
    "Johnny Reid headlining Fredericton's Maritime Countryfest". "Information Morning Fredericton" with Terry Seguin, www.cbc.ca. June 20, 2015.
  • Why did Mama say that? Had Papa made her angry again? He made her angry a lot. Gran said it was on account of his "hores." One time Celia asked Nurse what a hore was, and Nurse paddled her and told her that was a bad word. Then why did Papa have them?

    Nurse   Papa   Mama  
    Sabrina Jeffries (2012). “A Lady Never Surrenders”, p.2, Simon and Schuster
  • The vulture Nekhbet, who'd one possessed my gran (long story); the crocodile Sobek, who'd tried to kill my cat (longer story); and the lion goddess Sekhmet, whom we'd once vanished in hot sauce ( don't even ask) - page 9

    Cat   Long   Hot Sauce  
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