Birthday Quote by Alan J. Heeger

My father died when I was only five years old, and that was the moment when I learned a cruel lesson that tomorrow, in…

— Kara Swisher

My dad died in May of '97. The effects of his death immediately were not all that hard, but a year or two later…

— Wayne Watson

I remember the day my mother died, and it's still hard to talk about it. I just blocked it out.

— Peaches Geldof

I was 9 years old when my father - a strong, vibrant man in his early 40s - died of a heart attack. He…

— Marillyn Hewson

My main memories of my father are of his illness.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

My mother died on my birthday.

— Shannon Briggs

I remember my grandmother's husband dying. But I think I was older. I think I was 7 or 8 when he died. But I…

— Marielle Heller

The 20th anniversary of my dad David's death coincided with my 50th Test cap and for it to be my mum Janet's birthday, too,…

— Jonny Bairstow

Losing my father was the most difficult day of my life.

— Quell Keith

My dad died when I was 23. His death was sudden and shocking - the result of a car crash - and I never…

— Dani Shapiro

My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have…

— Amber Heard

My grandfather was dying, and told the family he had decided to die. ... At that moment I wanted so badly to write and…

— Isabel Allende