Children Quote by Russell Hoban

“Papa won’t be very long now,” she said. “May we talk about the lost little girl?” “I don’t think I could talk much about…

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Where is your maman? I don't know. I think we've gone and lost her, Pea. Papa's voice dissolves into the colours behind my eyes.…

— Claire King

“The whole time I was growing up...living in this house...Papa was like a shadow that followed you everywhere. ...It would wrap around you and…

— August Wilson

“They were eating in the kitchen. Looking at the spoonfuls of pea soup entering Mama’s mouth, she decided to shift her focus to Papa.…

— Markus Zusak

“Dad?” “What?” A small bird rises from a tree in front of us. “What should I be when I grow up?” The bird disappears…

— Robert M. Pirsig

“What do you do when you're wound up?' she asked. 'Do you play that drum?'. 'No,' said the child. 'We used to dance.' 'But…

— Russell Hoban

“Only just now she said to me, ‘I am very happy, papa!’ When they say ‘father’ stiffly, it sends a chill through me; but…

— Honoré de Balzac

“Then his father did something horrible. He smiled. Tris had never seen Papa smile. It terrified him, and he screamed and screamed.”

— Rowan Speedwell

“If he went around looking into people’s windows like you say, He’d see how things were here; He’d see that it was cold and…

— Betty Smith

“Ouch,' my dad says in mock hurt. 'Right in the heart, Lil' 'Its the only place I can reach,' she refutes. 'I'm not sure…

— Krista Ritchie

“Nick!' I flinch. 'What?' Jo widens her eyes at Mom. 'Forget it, Jo,' Mom says. 'He's not ready.' 'Yes, I am,' I tell her.…

— Julie Anne Peters

“Hello?' 'Mum?' 'Yes! Who's that?.' 'Your only son.' A pause. 'Daniel?' To be fair, I'd only given her one clue.”

— Danny Wallace