Grandmothers are so many things at once. She’s a best friend, a storyteller, and sometimes the only one who can say exactly what’s on her mind and make us laugh about it. She’s full of wisdom, always ready to listen, and never afraid to tell you the truth.
Most of all, she loves with her whole heart, even when we’re not perfect. These grandmother quotes remind us of those special moments we’ve shared—and maybe give us a gentle nudge to pick up the phone and call her today.
Short Quotes About Grandmothers
“A grandmother’s love is forever and always.” – Unknown
“A house needs a grandma in it.” – Louisa May Alcott
“Grandmother. The true power behind the power.” – Lisa Birnbach
“If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” – Italian Proverb
“Who needs a fairy godmother, when you have a grandma.” – Unknown
“A garden of love grows in a grandmother’s heart.” – Unknown
“A grandmother is a safe haven.” – Suzette Haden Elgin
“A grandmother is both a sword and a shield.” – Fredrik Backman
“Grandmother: a wonderful mother with lots of practice.” – Unknown
“There’s no place like home—except grandma’s house.” – Unknown
“When a child is born, so are grandmothers.” – Judith Levy
Quotes About Being a Grandmother
“A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” – Lois Wyse
“Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next, you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown
“Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.” – Doug Larson
“For myself, one of the sweetest words I have ever heard is ‘Nana’.” – Zelda Rosenbaum
“Grandmother opens up a new world of change, challenge, and celebration in a woman’s life.” – Rebecca Barlow Jordan
“Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things became fresh, alive, and honest again through my grandchildren’s eyes. Mostly, it retaught me love.” – Sue Monk Kidd
“I want to be the grandmother who plays inside and outside, experiencing joy with each grandchild, according to his or her personality and interests.” – Sharon Carpenter
“It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace.” – Christopher Morley
“Our grandmother didn’t like the word retirement, she said life is for living not for retiring.” – Catherine Pulsifer
“To all of the grandmothers who make the world more gentle, more tolerant and more safe for our children. Never doubt your importance.” – Mary-Lou Rosengren
“Truth be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection.” – Bryna Nelson Paston
Funny Grandmother Quotes
“As I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother.” – Prince William
“Beware! Authentic communication is not to be confused with Grandma’s unfiltered comments!” – Vindy Teja
“I put my grandma on speed dial, it’s called insta-gram.” – Unknown
“If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I’d have had them first.” – Lois Wyse
“The best babysitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida.” – Dave Barry
“The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” – Sam Levenson
Sentimental Quotes About Grandmothers
“A grandma is someone who plays a special part in all the treasured memories we hold within our heart.” – Unknown
“A grandmother is a remarkable woman. She’s a wonderful combination of warmth and kindness, laughter and love. She overlooks our faults, encourages our dreams, and praises our every success.” – Unknown
“Grandmothers are a gift not to be taken lightly. So many lose them, before they are old enough to know their magic.” – Nikita Gill
“I could do worse than become my own grandma, or anyone of the strong women who raised us. Our strengths emerged from theirs; we build on their heritage and transform their resilience and competence into our own.” – Regina Barreca
“I want to love like my grandmother, who loved a woman like Joseph loved Mary. Someone so imperfect, so human, brave enough to love someone who already knows God.” – R. YS Perez
“My grandmother’s last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance.” – Sherman Alexie
“Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.” – Welsh Proverb
“She loved them so much that she felt a kind of hollowness on the inner surface of her arms whenever she looked at them—an ache of longing to pull them close and hold them tight against her.” – Anne Tyler
“There are grandmothers out there who would move heaven and earth for their grandchildren.” – Janice Elliott-Howard
“We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence. Grandmother was that person to me.” – Phyllis Theroux
“When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no book can replace.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones
Quotes About What Makes Grandmas Special
“A grandma is someone who’s dear in every way. Her smile is like the sunshine that brightens each new day.” – Unknown
“A grandma is warm hugs and sweet memories. She remembers all of your accomplishments and forgets all of your mistakes.” – Barbara Cage
“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” – Marcy DeMaree
“Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.” – Catherine Pulsifer
“Grandmothers and roses are much the same. Each is God’s masterpiece with different names.” – Unknown
“Her crown of white hair seemed to stand like a halo around her in the night sky.” – Lilian Li
“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” – Albert Einstein
“A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” – Unknown
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” – Erma Bombeck
“Grandmothers are voices of the past and role models of the present. Grandmothers open the doors to the future.” – Helen Ketchum
“When it seems the world can’t understand, your grandmother’s there to hold your hand.” – Joyce K. Allen Logan
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