...my papa said son don't let the man getcha and do what…

When I was just a little young boy, Papa said Son, you'll never get far, I'll tell you the reason if you want to…

— Robert Hunter

“Papa?” she said, turning in circles now, spinning to look at each of the entrances. “Do you mean Papa? Where?” He came through an…

— Kristin Cashore

“Whenever Papa said, 'Jump,' I was always the first one in the air.”

— Ann B. Ross

“Papa always said you make your own luck. And maybe you do.”

— Jennifer L. Holm

“Nay, do not cry, papa,” she said, kissing him.”

— Honoré de Balzac

“Mr. Leaphorn,” the man said. “Papa said you coming.”

— Tony Hillerman

“Look at the colors, Papa said. It's hard not to like a man who not only notices the colors, but speaks them.”

— Markus Zusak

“And I thanked mi papa who'd always said to me that we, los Indios, the Indians, were like the weeds. That roses you had…

— Victor Villaseñor

You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg.…

— Lawrence Hill

“I love you, Papa," I said. "And I love you," my father replied. "I have loved you every day of your life. I will…

— Cameron Dokey

“Tell me, Papa,” she said, her voice raw. “How many times can a girl fall to her ruin?”

— Montgomery Mahaffey

“I remembered Papa talking about Stalin confiscating peasants' land, tools, and animals. He told them what crops they would produce and how much they…

— Ruta Sepetys

“I don't like it, papa," she said. "But then I dare say soldiers - even brave ones - don't really like going into battle.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“I like Mr. Dickens’ books much better than yours, Papa. Said one of Thackeray’s daughters.”

— David Markson

“Did you learn?" The face in the corner watched the flames. "I did." There was a considerable pause. "Until I was nine. At that…

— Markus Zusak