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> [Oh father high in heaven - smile down upon your sonWho's busy with his money games - his women and his gun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-anderson/oh-father-high-in-heaven-smile-down-upon-your-sonwho-s-busy-with-his/)

[Ian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-anderson/)

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> [“Oh, Father, praise You for dear people who care for and love the homeless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guideposts/oh-father-praise-you-for-dear-people-who-care-for-and-love-the/)

[Guideposts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guideposts/)

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> [Oh Father forgive me for I know not what I do. And even with countless millenniums of thought I'll never be wise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-victor-paskavich/oh-father-forgive-me-for-i-know-not-what-i-do-and-even-with-countless/)

[Stanley Victor Paskavich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-victor-paskavich/)

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> [“Oh, my father, such a difficult man. His world turned on his axis. From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-granfors/oh-my-father-such-a-difficult-man-his-world-turned-on-his-axis-from/)

[Eileen Granfors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-granfors/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/eileen-granfors-25385_daughter_oh-my-father-such-a-difficult-man-his-wo_1803285.jpg)

> [“Oh Father, oh Mother, forgive us, for we know not what we do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-o-brien/oh-father-oh-mother-forgive-us-for-we-know-not-what-we-do/)

[Edna O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-o-brien/)

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> [“... and you're the son of his youngest. He has no other children. Oh, your father's dead, by the way. Fell off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/and-you-re-the-son-of-his-youngest-he-has-no-other-children-oh-your/)

[Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/scott-lynch-1437_children_and-you-re-the-son-of-his-youngest-he-ha_3156332.png)

> [To think, "I am a sinner, oh Father, save me," is a defective approach! You should say, "I am your son, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prabhat-ranjan-sarkar/to-think-i-am-a-sinner-oh-father-save-me-is-a-defective-approach-you/)

[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prabhat-ranjan-sarkar/)

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> [“And my father!-oh, my father! evil is it with his daughter, when his grey hairs are not remembered because of the golden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/and-my-father-oh-my-father-evil-is-it-with-his-daughter-when-his-grey/)

[Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/walter-scott-775_children_and-my-father-oh-my-father-evil-is-it-wi_727338.png)

> [“Oh, my father sighs, if only we had a screwdriver that could unscrew wrongheaded ideas; if only we had a hammer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefano-benni/oh-my-father-sighs-if-only-we-had-a-screwdriver-that-could-unscrew/)

[Stefano Benni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefano-benni/)

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