Youngest Child Quotes

“Hannah, as if she understood her place in the cosmos, grew from quiet infant to watchful child: a child fond of nooks and corners, who curled up in closets, behind sofas, under dangling tablecloths, staying out of sight as well as out of mind, to ensure the terrain of the family did not change.”
― Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You

“For what is she, but a spare daughter?”
― Imogen Hermes Gowar, The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

“Thus, Society passed its final judgment: the youngest Duveau girl was "withdrawn" and "unsociable." Wasn't it a pity.”
― Bethany Kohler, Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold

“Even though she was an infant, he saw her spit and vinegar, that spirit that would soon be lighting a fire under them all. His ma said he took a shine to her right away--- and that settled it.
Shine.”
― Michelle Collins Anderson, The Moonshine Women

“Unlike her sisters’, her eyes were green— not the tarnished olive of her father’s, either, but a bottle green, nearly emerald. Ismay forced herself not to stare too long, but in the warm light, the hue was startling. Her hair was more like Diarmid’s, unkempt and dark blond, a few shades lighter than Ismay’s own mousy brown. All the Underhills shared a golden, rosy complexion. Beautiful family as they were, they appeared entirely too wild for this morning’s domesticity, too suited to being out of doors. They all ought to be in the garden.”
― Robyn J Pritzker, The Moonsingers: A Cozy Fairy Tale