Fathers Quotes

971 Fathers quotes by 727 unique authors

Of her own experience she had no memory of the thing happening; but in her instinct, which was the experience of all mothers of wolves,… — Jack London
Fathers. Mothers. With all their caring and attention. They will f--- you up, every time. — Chuck Palahniuk
In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to disciplne a child is still a mystery to most fathers and...mothers… — Bill Cosby
I was eleven when my father left, so neither of us really knew our fathers. I’d met mine of course, but then I only knew… — Lloyd Jones
Contemplation in the age of Auschwitz and Dachau, Solovky and Karaganda is something darker and more fearsome than contemplation in the age of the Church… — Thomas Merton
They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and… — Arundhati Roy
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are… — Umberto Eco
I wanted to eat her pain, take it into me and make it my own. — Ann Patchett
Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define… — Mitch Albom
Here's the progression. Feminism won; you can have it all; of course you want children; mothers are better at raising children than fathers; of course… — Susan J. Douglas
[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have… — John Adams
Me, Polly Garter, under the washing line, giving the breast in the garden to my bonny new baby. Nothing grows in our garden, only washing.… — Dylan Thomas
Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to… — William Wilberforce
There is always so much talk about the sins of the fathers but it is the sins of the mothers that are the most difficult… — Melanie Benjamin
When the sins of our fathers visit us We do not have to play host. We can banish them with forgiveness As God, in his… — August Wilson
She said that her father's death had been the hardest thing in her life. "We are all children until our fathers die. — Melissa Bank
Angel?" I said. "Baby penguins eat a regurgitated mixture of partially digested fish, krill, and an oily substance form their fathers' stomachs. Are you willing… — James Patterson
..and certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man’s only recourse… — Yukio Mishima
Ironic," Betty Lou said at last. "The cereus insists on sunlight---that's why it must be at the end of the yard. And yet it saves… — Jerry Spinelli
Come awake, Tom. Fathers can willfully hurt their children. They can be addicts too weak to give up their vices, no matter the pain it… — Libba Bray
Most fathers don't threaten to disembowel their daughter's boyfriends." "That's not true. And anyway, that's not what I actually said. It was much worse. — Richelle Mead
How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and… — Elie Wiesel
What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn't I have just picked you up at… — Richelle Mead
We'll bury our mothers and fathers - shuttling our children off for sleepovers, jumping on red-eyes, telling eachother stories that hurt to hear, about gasping,… — Kelly Corrigan
Fathers die.You keep on loving them in any way you can.You can't hide him away in your heart. — Michael Ondaatje

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