Parenting Quote by John Mortimer

“My father passed me. He looked briefly at me as you might at a stump or a broken machine or anything that’s specific only…

— China Miéville

“Why is my father not here? I will tell you why. He knows she scattered the horses of every man in the village, leaving…

— Catherine Anderson

“I went to visit my dad. He didn’t say a word to me. Or if he did, I couldn’t hear it through the grass,…

— Jarod Kintz

“Later, you told me what your mother had said. How your father, the farmer, rose up slowly. You told me how your mother wailed…

— Jon Gresham

“He headed downstairs to his father’s”

— Cat Grant

“My mom was sitting at the kitchen table. She’d set her coffee down, making a noise that made me look her way. I’d begun…

— Laura Anderson Kurk

“I kept traveling down the road. And everywhere it was the same. What was my name, who were my people? What was I supposed…

— Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

“Hiram said quietly. No response. Hiram could now see his father was breathing gently. Hiram backed out of the room and headed downstairs. He…

— Brad Dennison

“You owe me. You roasted my father.”

— Diana Wynne Jones

“I was just about to get up when Dad rushed into the kitchen. He was in pajamas, which was totally bizarre. Dad never came…

— Rachel Hawkins

“I leaned against the desk, ran my hand over my father’s paperwork, and picked up a pen. Turning around, I shoved it into my…

— Shannon A. Thompson

“Letter 17 Morning. The snow was falling outside. There was a white silence. My mother and I sat facing my father at the dining…

— Gregory Colbert