Elizabeth-garden Quote by Elizabeth Garden

“And although there were countless single dads who were raising daughters, no one could deny that there were milestones that a girl wanted a…

— Lisa Kleypas

“It appeared possible that these other men were good fathers only because they knew too little of the world to grow frenzied against it.”

— Rebecca West

“This child lent a solidity to him and Lil. They were a family now, an unbreakable unit of three.”

— Kate Morton

“His wives had discovered early on what a poor or frightening prospect of a father he presented and they had protected themselves and got…

— Ian McEwan

“What he could not see was how the weak destroy the strong within a family as well as in larger worlds. This happens in…

— Ellen Gilchrist

“When you lived a certain kind of life, pushed along by good colleges and internships and jobs and a shared, tranquil neighborhood and a…

— Meg Wolitzer

“Every father wants a daughter to meet the right God, and the right man. Perhaps her father had failed with both.”

— Kathy Hepinstall

“Many things led to this day, for all of us. A forgotten son, a vengeful mother, a brother with a long shadow, a strange…

— Victoria Aveyard

“She stood by the bed and stroked her father's hand, knowing how desperately afraid he must feel at this moment. He'd always prided himself…

— Hillary Jordan

“Twice as many paths to trouble,' their mothers would whisper. As though their daughters loving men and women meant they wanted all of them…

— Anna-Marie McLemore

“I knew that she was trying to save her little girl, but sometimes mothers with the best intentions kill their daughters all the same.”

— Laura Whitcomb

“But I don't think she ever figured on raising a son by herself. Her family was supposed to form a circle. Now we walk…

— Kendare Blake