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1 " Voodou isn’t like that. It isn’t concerned with notions of salvation and transcendence. What it’s about is getting things done. You follow me? In out system, there are many gods, spirits. Part of one big family, with all the virtues, all the vices. There’s a ritual tradition of communal manifestation, understand? Voodou says, there’s a God, sure, Gran Met, but He’s big, too big and too far away to worry Himself if your ass is poor, or you can’t get laid. Come on, man, you know how this works, it’s street religion, came out of dirt poor places a million years ago. Voodou’s like the street. Some duster chops out your sister, you don’t go camp on the Yakuza’s doorstep, do you? No way. You go to somebody, though, who can get the thing done. Right? "
― William Gibson , Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)
2 " My gran had always told me that a woman--any woman worth her salt--could do whatever she had to. "
― Charlaine Harris , Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
3 " Having our old Gran in the car was like having a cranky 'Tassie Tiger' sitting in the back. You never knew when she might jump forward and bite you on the back of your neck. "
4 " Ryan couldn't believe his eyes. Gran wearing leather chaps in a Harley shop, talking about her ass. It was a living nightmare." What am I doing here?" he asked Gran. Before he could read her the riot act on safety, Liz stepped in front of him. Her pink shirt was buttoned all the way to the top and tucked into ironed white pants. Her hair was straight and perfect. He had the strangest urge to muss her up. "
5 " Yeah, this place needs a better-quality blueberry muffin." I raised a pointed finger. " And I could provide it." " You sound pretty sure of yourself," Jim said, placing a pat of butter on his baked potato." And there are always blueberry pies," I said, pausing to think of other possibilities. " Turnovers, cakes, croissants..." I popped the fry into my mouth. " I don't think anybody's done blueberry croissants." " No," Jim said slowly. " I don't think they have." " Of course, I'd sell some other things, too. Can't all be blueberries," I mused as I began to envision the bakery- a tray of lemon pound cake, peach cobbler in a fluted casserole, a basket of pomegranate-and-ginger muffins. I could see myself pulling a baking sheet of cookies from the oven, the smell of melted chocolate in the air. There would be white wooden tables and chairs in the front room, and people could order coffee and sandwiches. Maybe even tea sandwiches, like the ones Gran used to make. Cucumber and arugula. Bacon and egg. Curried chicken. "
6 " I'm hideous" " You could never be hideous" " Forget it" I wanted this conversation over." I can't forget it," Gran said, not giving up so easily. " I don't like to hear you talk about yourself that way. Your scars do not define you, young lady. Your action do. "
7 " When Gran finally came home she stepped into the house and wept. She grabbed Sophie and I to her and cried, “Oh my dears…” and though Gran was usually a harsh woman and we were uncomfortable with her affection, we were grateful for it this day. In the months she was gone we realized she was what held us all together. Broken or not, crazy or not—Gran kept us and made us a family. Truly she did. "
― Monika Basile
8 " Margaret looked at the ring on her finger. " Gran gave me this before we boarded the ship. It's the most special thing in the world to me. I'll never take it off, Hanna. No matter how hungry I am. "
9 " I’m different,” said the Kid. “My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half crazy. "
― Charlie Higson , The Enemy (The Enemy, #1)
10 " Just like life, reality shifted and twisted out of her grasp [Elena's view on Gran Sasso] "
