Richelle Mead Quotes

From behind Lissa, I heard Christian say, "Worst. Timing. Ever." Adrian studied Lissa and then looked at Christain sprawling on the bed on the far side of the suite. "Huh," Adrian said, letting himself in. "So that's how you're going to fix the family problem. Little Dragomirs. Good idea." Christian sat up and strolled toward them. "Yeah, that's exactly it. You're interrupting official Council business.

People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind.

I didn’t mean now,” he protested. “I’m not going to raise the child. I’m having enough trouble with Rachel.

I tell ya I got a stupid son. That's one load that shoulda been shot on the wall.

Maybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn't ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die.

I have a twenty-month-old baby, a sixteen-year-old boy - same maturity level.

You know, I'm the only one in this family who has no problems, . . . And you know why? Because any time I'm feeling blue, or puzzled , what I do, I just invite a few people to come visit me in the bathroom, and--well, we iron things out together, that's all.

Everyone is guilty at one time or another of throwing out questions that beg to be ignored, but mothers seem to have a market on the supply. "Do you want a spanking or do you want to go to bed?" Don't you want to save some of the pizza for your brother?" Wasn't there any change?

[about his dress robes...] I’m never wearing them," Ron was saying stubbornly. "Never." "Fine," snapped Mrs. Weasley. "Go naked. And, Harry, make sure you get a picture of him. Goodness knows I could do with a laugh.

Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves." "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.

I love hearing my relations abused. It is the only thing that makes me put up with them at all.

Parents have to get over the idea that their children belong just to them; children are a family affair.

When I was a kid I got no respect. I told my mother, I'm gonna run away from home. She said, On your mark.

Halloween's my favorite holiday because you don't have to spend it with your family.

Mothers-in-law do not make good house pets. Once I had the most wonderful dream -- I dreamed that mothers-in-law cost money and I couldn't afford one.

There are none of you, good doctors, could cope with my family anyway.

Disobedient parents are a great trouble to their children.

You're the reason our kids are ugly.

Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children.

Family romances are the only ones that never turn out happily.

What the hell kind of family did I marry into?

You think my kids just popped out of the ground?

My father told me that if I ever did anything artistic, I was going to look like a hooker. I told him, 'With these huge boobs that I inherited from your mother, I already look like a hooker!'

I have good kids, I love my kids. I try to bring them up the right way, not spanking them. I find that I don't have to spank them. I find that waving the gun around pretty much gets the same job done!

I wrote a letter to my Dad - I wrote, "I really enjoy being here," but I accidentally wrote rarely instead of really. But I still wanted to use it, so I wrote, "I rarely drive steamboats, Dad - there's a lot of stuff you don't know about me. Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator." This letter took a harsh turn right away.