Father Quote by Hiten Tejwani

“But I wouldn't choose to spend time with them." Sebastian considered this, "Especially my father. As he's dead.”

— Julia Quinn

A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes to escape the family and especially the father

— Sigmund Freud

I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to-especially when that someone is your father-and the thought makes…

— Matthew Quick

“Why do these big old country houses always have family portraits in the dining room? Do you really want to eat with someone's gloomy…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to…

— Ashton Holmes

When we lived in a society where we had large families that lived together, especially in agricultural societies like my grandfather and father grew…

— Atul Gawande

I use the phrase 'sibling society' to suggest a culture fundamentally without fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, or ancestors. The thinking is horizontal.

— Robert Bly

“Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to…

— Michael Chabon

I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice.…

— George Papandreou

“The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.”

— Cristina García

I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his…

— King Hussein I

Grandfather / advised me: / Learn a trade / I learned / to sit at desk / and condense / No layoff / from this / condensery.

— Lorine Niedecker