“ 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 Mark Maish
“ All her young life she has tried to please her father, never quite realizing that, as a girl, she never could. Alice Walker
“ Help your fatherAs he ages And loses his strengthFor it was he who sheltered youAnd protected you from the stormsKhoiSan Book of Wisdom rassool jibraeel snyman
“ Success is not due to spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire. Various attributed sources
“ I recall those beautiful summer mornings with my parents by the sandy beach of Belek. My father used to teach me how to ride waves. I remember him constantly emphasizing the fact that no wave, no matt… Malak El Halabi
“ 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… William Shakespeare
“ But he was sixty-two when I was, born, and the novelty of daughters had worn away long before. Jane Smiley
“ 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. Brooke Hayward
“ Incidentally, I have also learned a bit about the importance of avoiding feminine embarrassment ('Daddy,' wrote Sophia when she enrolled at the New School where I teach, 'people will ask why is old Ch… Christopher Hitchens
“ Daughter, we didn't need your note - or a prince's visit - to tell us you'd done nothing wrong. We know the daughter we raised. We fear for your future, but never for your character. You take our love… Gail Carson Levine
“ When I went to first grade and the other children said that their fathers were farmers, I simply didn't believe them. I agreed in order to be polite, but in my heart I knew that those men were imposto… Jane Smiley
“ I choose to believe that my father is still alive, that he has survived death, outlived us all, and possesses the soul that goes on and lives forever; We just cannot see him yet, for we have not caugh… Noorilhuda
“ Keep your heart wide open and you’ll be received with open hearts — not by everyone, but to be received by one open heart is more than worth the journey. Marnie Grundman
“ I am so proud of my father; he is the biggest example of success and courage I have ever seen in my life. He is the emperor of my kingdom. Of course, my father IS an emperor, his name is Asoka, the gr… Ama H. Vanniarachchy
“ Implicit [in the psychiatric literature] is a set of normative assumptions regarding the father's prerogatives and the mother's obligations within the family, The father, like the children, is presume… Judith Lewis Herman
