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title: "4 Father Absent Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [My father was absent and he was a hero to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-scacchi/my-father-was-absent-and-he-was-a-hero-to-me/)

[Greta Scacchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-scacchi/)

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> [If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-there-s-no-relationship-with-a-father-who-s-absent-nobody-talks/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/anonymous-1_about_if-there-s-no-relationship-with-a-father_1428994.jpg)

> [I've only ever chosen men who happen to spend a lot of time out of the country, who have jobs that take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patsy-kensit/i-ve-only-ever-chosen-men-who-happen-to-spend-a-lot-of-time-out-of/)

[Patsy Kensit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patsy-kensit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/patsy-kensit-25874_absent_i-ve-only-ever-chosen-men-who-happen-to_2727134.jpg)

> [When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bly/when-a-father-absent-during-the-day-returns-home-at-six-his-children/)

[Robert Bly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/robert-bly-3269_absent_when-a-father-absent-during-the-day-retu_2872439.png)

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