Father Quote by Patricia Lockwood

“Seeing my father behind a thick glass wall in an orange jumpsuit was hammering it home, that life as I knew it was about…

— Winter Travers

“turn over and watch the alarm clock. Finally it’s six thirty. At least the worst part, the night-before part, is over; this time tomorrow,…

— Susan Cain

“I remember you organized the big laundry party and all of our friends took their dirty clothes to the laundromat and drank wine out…

— Emblem Editions

“Tonight, I decided to take a stroll down to my local liquor store. Maybe I’ll find a refreshment to wash down this full moon.…

— Brandon Villasenor

Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!" Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir…

— Rick Riordan

“I was with a six-foot-four, athletic, angsty young man dressed in casual linen pants and matching fawn-colored shirt. Under it was a skintight two-piece…

— Kim Harrison

“Naturally, I knew what to expect when my father got home. I had a lot of time to think about it, but all I…

— Charles Brandt

“Cases of champagne and scotch lay broken in the street, and everyone I saw had a bottle. They were screaming and dancing, and in…

— Hunter S. Thompson

“Mom and Dad drank a lot more, and their arguments became more frequent and more abusive. Dad was very non-physical during these arguments and…

— Sandi Gamble

“Riding back from the grocery store, I realized my father was two men—one he presented to the outside world, and one, far darker, that…

— Augusten Burroughs

“Jesus Christ,” said my father. “Can you imagine? If it wasn’t punishment enough ending up in a ruddy wheelchair, then you get our Lou…

— Jojo Moyes

“I carried my pint to a corner table and sat just looking at it for a moment: the head of foam, the tiny bubbles…

— Poppy Z. Brite