Children-s-reminiscences Quote by Karen Russell

“Now he felt the despair his father had felt as the familiar world slipped from around him, the valleys gashed and ugly, the woods…

— Rohinton Mistry

“I came to understand that my father was a careful man. To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful…

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“No matter what happened, Dad would be here to save and protect you. And I believed it. It is a simple job. I defeated…

— Brooke Desserich

“Once, when I was a child, He was this close to me always. Whether because of my youth, my dire need of Him, or…

— Robin LaFevers

“I once got lost in a dark woods with no supplies. Struggling to deal with nature, beasts and storms, that was time when I…

— Toba Beta

“Like most, I was a solitary boy at first, keeping to my books and weeping in the hedgerows whenever I could get away on…

— Alan Bradley

“I used to think this heroic: my sturdy, stable dad, capable of anything. But now I realize that he's just drawn to dying, helpless…

— Kate Ellison

“So small a spirit, to lodge such sorrows as mankind has brought you. Live … live.… Wait for me, new, frightened soul. And though…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“As I inch forward to embrace my life again by being mindful, writing books, and planning adventures, I sense my dad would approve. I…

— Lisa J. Shultz

“I would give most anything to hear my father's talk again, the crash and bang and stop of his language, always hurtling by. I…

— Chang-rae Lee

“was no longer a child, afraid of the threat my terrifying father posed to my safety. I was a man, afraid of the threat…

— Veronica Roth

“Sometimes I think he wanted it to happen. Maybe he felt alone and unloved and he wanted someone to notice him in the most…

— Adam Davies