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Grandma Meagram is Clare’s maternal grandmother. She is the only member of Clare’s family to be formally introduced to Henry during one of his time traveling visits. Afterward, Clare tells her grandma the truth about Henry’s condition. She believes her, but she also cautions Clare that she will be left alone when Henry and their future children travel through time.
Grandma Meagram Quotes in The Time Traveler’s Wife
The The Time Traveler’s Wife quotes below are all either spoken by Grandma Meagram or refer to Grandma Meagram. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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“Clare, why in the world would you want to marry such a person? Think of the children you would have! Popping into next week and back before breakfast!”
I laugh. “But it will be exciting! Like Mary Poppins, or Peter Pan.”
She squeezes my hand just a little. “Think for a minute, darling: in fairy tales it’s always the children who have the fine adventures. The mothers have to stay at home and wait for the children to fly in the window.”
[…] “Do you ever miss him?” she asks me.
“Everyday. Every minute.”
“Every minute,” she says. “Yes. It’s that way, isn’t it?”
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Grandma Meagram Quotes in The Time Traveler’s Wife
The The Time Traveler’s Wife quotes below are all either spoken by Grandma Meagram or refer to Grandma Meagram. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7
Quotes
“Clare, why in the world would you want to marry such a person? Think of the children you would have! Popping into next week and back before breakfast!”
I laugh. “But it will be exciting! Like Mary Poppins, or Peter Pan.”
She squeezes my hand just a little. “Think for a minute, darling: in fairy tales it’s always the children who have the fine adventures. The mothers have to stay at home and wait for the children to fly in the window.”
[…] “Do you ever miss him?” she asks me.
“Everyday. Every minute.”
“Every minute,” she says. “Yes. It’s that way, isn’t it?”
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