Dad Quote by Niall Williams

“father had obviously been feeling particularly unsympathetic toward his wayward”

— Leigh Michaels

“I wondered if there were ever times when Dad didn't sound like he escaped from a Jane Austen novel.”

— Rachel Hawkins

“Dad got that faraway look in his eyes, the one that said he was about to go in search of really ancient books and…

— Rachel Hawkins

“Dad steps away from the window, and I'm alarmed to discover his eyes are wet. Something about the idea of my father-even if it…

— Stephanie Perkins

“I wonder where father's gone. He repeatedly goes out but never comes in.”

— Elizabeth Bowen

“Then Dad started going on about the complex geological formations in this part of the coast until Mum told him to shut up. But…

— Kerrie O'Connor

“Being a parent is standing on a shore and watching her child in a vulnerable craft, heading out over deeper and deeper water, hoping…

— Matt Haig

“Striving to meet my father's expectations is like climbing out of quicksand: the harder I try to get to the top, the more I'm…

— Lac Su

“Fathers are strong. Mothers are wise. Children are curious. Grandparents are endearing.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“have moved back home with Dad until I got myself sorted out, but that felt like too much of a defeat.”

— Jess Ryder

“It’s strange, but when your father has gone you suddenly discover that the choices you have made were as much for him as for…

— Jo Nesbø

“Father and son: each was locked in a deep, dark embrace with his secrets.”

— Haruki Murakami