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title: "4 Understood Father Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Tom finally understood why his father saw humanity as worthless. It was hard to see much fundamental value in anything when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-kincaid/tom-finally-understood-why-his-father-saw-humanity-as-worthless-it/)

[S.J. Kincaid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-kincaid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/s-j-kincaid-20215_bad-guy_tom-finally-understood-why-his-father-sa_1621037.jpg)

> [The God understood as a father figure, who guided ultimate personal decisions, answered our prayers, and promised rewards and punishment based upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/the-god-understood-as-a-father-figure-who-guided-ultimate-personal/)

[John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelby-spong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/john-shelby-spong-1488_aging_the-god-understood-as-a-father-figure-wh_1635197.png)

> [“As a child, my father was a god to me—at times I loved him, at times I feared him, but I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-main/as-a-child-my-father-was-a-god-to-me-at-times-i-loved-him-at-times-i/)

[Darren Main](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-main/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/darren-main-4353_children_as-a-child-my-father-was-a-god-to-me-at_1721866.png)

> [It absolutely helped - to write the father in both 'Juicy' and 'Beasts,' I had to see the whole story from his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-alibar/it-absolutely-helped-to-write-the-father-in-both-juicy-and-beasts-i/)

[Lucy Alibar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-alibar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/lucy-alibar-34888_absolutely_it-absolutely-helped-to-write-the-father_1967784.jpg)

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