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> [I kept thinking my father would come back, But he never did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-kept-thinking-my-father-would-come-back-but-he-never-did/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

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> [People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dhani-harrison/people-see-my-face-they-hear-my-voice-and-i-know-they-re-thinking/)

[Dhani Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dhani-harrison/)

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> [An artist is always thinking of something else. My father was like that. He had this feeling of abstraction, and I do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lithgow/an-artist-is-always-thinking-of-something-else-my-father-was-like/)

[John Lithgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lithgow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/john-lithgow-2438_art_an-artist-is-always-thinking-of-somethin_2202294.jpg)

> [“Listen to his dangerous and inclusionary thinking: “My Father's sun shines on the good and the bad, his rain falls on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/listen-to-his-dangerous-and-inclusionary-thinking-my-father-s-sun/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/richard-rohr-618_sun-shines_listen-to-his-dangerous-and-inclusionary_2382565.jpg)

> [Why, on my mother's birthday, am I thinking about 'Father Knows Best?' At our house, mother knew best at least as often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shales/why-on-my-mother-s-birthday-am-i-thinking-about-father-knows-best-at/)

[Tom Shales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shales/)

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> [In the cab to the station, he told me that when he was growing up he'd see a look of pleasure cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-the-cab-to-the-station-he-told-me-that-when-he-was-growing-up-he-d/)

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

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> [“I've been thinking about your Father a lot lately, and I've realized something. I married Gary specifically for the fact that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-norman/i-ve-been-thinking-about-your-father-a-lot-lately-and-i-ve-realized/)

[Matthew Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-norman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/matthew-norman-22235_father_i-ve-been-thinking-about-your-father-a-l_1619574.jpg)

> [“If I learned anything from thinking about my father, it's that there is a force in the world that doesn't want us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/if-i-learned-anything-from-thinking-about-my-father-it-s-that-there/)

[Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/donald-miller-607_father_if-i-learned-anything-from-thinking-abou_1808166.jpg)

> [“When Lee has a certain look on his face, eyes kind of amused, mouth small and tight, he finds himself thinking of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/when-lee-has-a-certain-look-on-his-face-eyes-kind-of-amused-mouth/)

[Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/don-delillo-294_father_when-lee-has-a-certain-look-on-his-face_79288.jpg)

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