“Add there was that moment when my mother and father walked in the door disguised as old people. I thought the miles in the car had bent them, dulled their eyes, even grayed and whitened their hair and caused their hands and voices to tremble. At the same time, I found, as I rose form the chair, I'd gotten old along with them.” PeopleMomentsHandsEyeFormMotherFoundFatherVoiceDoorsCarHairAddRoseMilesChairsThat MomentBentOld PeopleMother And Father Author:Louise Erdrich
“Junior was being chided for his low grades. Little Robert, who lived a few doors away, was held up as an example. "Robert doesn't get C's and D's does he?" asked his father. "No," Junior admitted, "but he's different. He has very bright parents".” LittlesDoeDifferentFatherParentDoorsExampleIntellectualLowsGradesJuniors Book:Braude's Handbook of Stories for Toastmasters and Speakers Source: Braude's Handbook of Stories for Toastmasters and Speakers
“My father said: "If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back."” IfsWantSaidRunningGirlFatherDoorsFrontsCheatingComing OutFront Doors Author:Tracy Morgan