Louis Sachar Quotes

I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.

I carry in my datebook a piece of paper that my mother copied out for me, from the 1840 Census. Hardy Callaway Culver of Hancock County, Georgia, had 42 slaves, 31 "employed in agriculture." Culver was my great-great-great grandfather. I carry this piece of paper with me every day because I don't want to forget. I don't know what to do with the information, but I don't want to forget it.

I find my husband's family history fascinating, as they can trace the family lineage back to ancestors who fought, and died, in the first battle of the Revolution, as well as to many other interesting people.

With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died.

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

All of us in the Ball family in South Carolina, from the time we're children, hear stories about our ancestors, the slave owners.

My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there.

I do everything I do to pay tribute to my great-grandfather.

I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.

For those things which were done either by our fathers or ancestors, and in which we ourselves had no share, I can scarcely call our own.

My mother's parents died when I was quite young, so I would like to be able to go back and know those people as an adult.

My own father and grandfather served in the Army.

My grandfather died before I was born, so I never had the chance to speak with him about his father. But I learned about him from books.

My father was full of tales. He said his family were ministers in the Church of Scotland, or they were lawyers.

I'm enormously proud of being the ancestor of a convict. That's mad, isn't it, but I really am.

Sookie, what have we done? And to whom?" "I killed a chicken. And I cooked it." "Sookie, Sookie. My bullshit meter is reading that as a false." -Eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse

I'm from such an old family, it's been condemned.

Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealinggreat-great-grandfather!

I come from a long line of Sinners like me

I'm sorry I'm not more cultured. I'll watch PBS. And cut people open for fun. Will that be better? Will you be less embarrassed to be my fledgling then?