But he was sixty-two when I was, born, and the novelty of daughters had worn away long before.
Fathers and daughters have a special bond. She is always daddy's little girl.
All her young life she has tried to please her father, never quite realizing that, as a girl, she never could.
Every child grows up thinking their father is a hero or villain until they are old enough to realize that he is just a man
Help your fatherAs he ages And loses his strengthFor it was he who sheltered youAnd protected you from the stormsKhoiSan Book of Wisdom
Her laughter was my favorite symphony.
Success is not due to spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire.
Geoffrey's own heart felt inconveniently large just then.
I had never confronted my parents with the true feelings I had for them, and I had certainly never expressed the depth of my feeling for my mother, being too selfish to try when I should have.
If you can't do what you really want to do, then do the next best thing!
Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty, beyond waht can be valued, rich or rare; no less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor; as much...
