Distance Quote by John Boyne

“Those people... well, they're not people at all, Bruno”

— John Boyne

“How is it you are all here together?” Dad frowned as he gave Mom a pointed glance. “Your mother spotted Gavin in baggage claim…

— S.C. Stephens

“We were, it finally dawned on me, the two shyest persons in the world. My father was the only one who had seen through…

— André Aciman

“There, on the corner, stood a thick crowd of people, all of them peasants. He made his way into the very thick of them,…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“He was like my father. They each wanted me to be their audience, to hear the things they needed to express.”

— Richard Ford

“My parents’ names are Rebecca and Jeremiah, by the way,” he whispered as I approached him. I laughed, jittery. “Got it. So even though…

— Tara Hudson

“yeah, my dad was human. He was a good man, and I’m proud to be his daughter. My mother, on the other hand, was…

— Seanan McGuire

“..my father was the best man in the world and probably worth a hundred of me, but he didn't understand me. The town he…

— Bob Dylan

“Nick!' I flinch. 'What?' Jo widens her eyes at Mom. 'Forget it, Jo,' Mom says. 'He's not ready.' 'Yes, I am,' I tell her.…

— Julie Anne Peters

“I asked possible witnesses about the invisible man shaped like a whisper, and nobody saw or heard anything. Which means he was there, and…

— Jarod Kintz

“My father and grandfather were noises now there are just silent and disappointed.”

— Deyth Banger

“Eyes stinging, Abel blinked and stared at Clint. “He isn’t my father,” he said quietly, a thickness in his voice. “Max is my father.”…

— C.J. Bishop