Father Quote by Lois McMaster Bujold

“As a father, we need to actively listen.”

— Asa Don Brown

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

— Richard Ford

“I expected Dad to do his usual brisk thing and say something like, "Excellent. I will anxiously await your pronouncement on this significant matter."…

— Rachel Hawkins

“My father was missing some very important meeting, and my stepmother from Oz? I'm sure she was missing her brain.”

— Katie McGarry

“That had been an odd meeting, but reassuring. She need no longer fear the earl-at lest not for his hostility to her father. What…

— Eve Edwards

“Mom offered to go over and smooth things out, but I think that Dad and I both realized that given her temper, her diplomatic…

— Gayle Forman

“I came here as a son seeking his father’s approval, hoping you could recognize what she and I have. But, it appears you’re business…

— Nicole Gulla

“about his father. Father would approve. Finally, he stood, straightened his back and took a deep breath. He bent over, and grabbing”

— Rayven T. Hill

“And I said, “I needed to sit down and be quiet and think.” And he said, “OK, let’s keep it simple. What are you…

— Mark Haddon

“If he could just talk to his mother in person, maybe he could figure out who he should be.”

— Lisa Ko

“Pippa,” Dad chimed in with the even tone of a mediator. “If you don’t want to go--” “Oh, she’s going .” Mom straightened as…

— Kristin Rae

“And what could my father possibly want with another child, when he hardly bothered to talk to the one he already had?”

— Polly Shulman