Quotes About Family

Desmond, don't poke the baby!'... 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'...

He crouched at the care window and looked in. "What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for that one." His finger jabbed the glass. "That one's a bit ugly." The American stepped towards him. "What? What did you say?" "Oh, don't worry. I'm sure his personality makes up for his face.

He does this on purpose," Stephanie's mother said as they sat in the car, seat belts on and ready to go. They watched him appear at the front door, shrug into his jacket, tuck in his shirt, go to step out, and then pause. "He looks like he's about to sneeze," Stephanie remarked.

Here she is," her mum said, cooing at the baby, "my special girl." "Oh, cheers," Valkyrie said, rolling her eyes.

Fletcher appeared beside her. He peered at the baby. "Can it do any tricks yet?" "I'm still working on it. Want to hold her?" "God, no," Fletcher said laughing. "I'd drop it." "It's not an it, it's my baby sister. Go on, hold her. You won't make a mess of it, i swear. Only an idiot could drop a baby." "You always say I am an idiot." "But you're a special kind of idiot. Here." She passed Alice into his arms, and he stood there, rigid, a look of intense concentration on his face.

Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of her father's other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as he nodded sadly and spoke sombrely and pocketed the silverware when he thought no one was looking

Well," her mother said, looking at the engine, "at least that's still there." "Do you know anything about engines?" Stephanie asked. "That's why I have a husband, so I don't have to. Engines and shelves, that's why men were invented." Stephanie made a mental note to learn about engines before she turned eighteen. She wasn't too fussed about the shelves.

Ah, the twins. I'll never forget the day they were born," and his smile dipped as he added, "no matter how hard I try…

He hesitated. 'Serpine used my wife and child as a weapon against me. In order to do so, he had to kill them. He took my family's death and he made it about me. Valkyrie, when you die, it will be your death and yours alone. Let it come to you on your own terms.' She nodded. 'Valkyrie Cain,' he said, 'it has been an absolute pleasure knowing you.

Stephanie: I wouldn't mind a sister either Tanith: Any chance of that happening? Stephanie: I can't see what would be in it for my parents. I mean, they have the perfect daughter already - What more could they want?

Skulduggery: The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives Stephanie: It may depend Skulduggery: Valkyrie-- Stephanie: Fine I'll go - Skulduggery: Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monster. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant.

The fate of the world depends upon whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives ..." ~ Skulduggery Pleasant

We've decided to get a pet," her dad announced... "Like, I don't know, a brother or a sister?

Did you know he once lost a shopping centre? – Stephanie's mum about her dad.

TWELVE HOURS BEFORE AMBER LAMONT'S parents tried to kill her, she was sitting between them in the principal's office, her hands in her lap, stifling all the things she wanted to say.

Mum," she called, "we're out of milk." "Damn lazy cows," her mother muttered.

The world is bigger than you know and scarier than you might imagine. The only currency worth anything is being true to yourself, and the only goal worth seeking is finding out who you truly are . . . Make you parents proud, and make them glad to have you living under their roof, because I leave to you my property and possessions, my assets and my royalties, to be inherited on the day you turn eighteen. – Mr Fedgewick, reading Gordon's will, to Stephanie

That's no dog," he said. "It looks like a monkey and a dog fell in love and had babies and this is the ugly one they didn't want.

Before her mum could start crying, Valkyrie's dad stood up. He cleared his throat, pondered a bit, and then began. "It is no secret that I always wanted a son.

And she pushed, and as she pushed she melted into the child, and Sebastian roared in fear as the baby slipped into his waiting hands.

The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. "I'm Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I'm lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I've always managed to exceed expectations.

My dear Stephanie . . ." Stephanie froze. China looked at her. "I've known your name since before I met you, child. Your uncle spoke of you often.

Until next time," Hansard said, "when hopefully, you won't have my father's vomit in your hair.

We all go through tough times." "My parents are trying to kill me." "We all have issues.