Quotes of: Founding-fathers Keyword

My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it.

Sorcerer's Apprentice

He kicked my ass, but he also treated me like a person and not just some girl.

Sins of the Father

Kiss me one last time Skye... before I die. I want to enter heaven with the taste of you on my lips.

Sins of the Father

I took a deep breath and sighed in awe. My proverbial penis had just gotten a serious chubby.

Sins of the Father

I see my father. I see him gone away. My world is a little bit colder.

Skye

To my father, who told me the stories that matter. To my mother, who taught me to remember them.

Migrations of the Heart

she would follow her father over the horizon and down the other side, where the world lay hidden.

Moloka'i

It's not a pretty world, Papa.' 'I've noticed,' my father said softly.

My Name Is Asher Lev

If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me.

My Losing Season: A Memoir

I THINK NOT. I WASN'T CUT OUT TO BE A FATHER, AND CERTAINLY NOT A GRANDAD. I HAVEN'T GOT THE RIGHT KIND OF KNEES.

Mort

And the testicles of the fathers hang down like old lace

New and Selected Poems, 1923-1985

Love the pride of the conquered nations, and leave them to honour their father and their mother.

Out of Africa

But my father, a thief in many ways, had robbed me of my concentration.

For One More Day

Holy mother!" "Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference." -Hephaetus

The Lost Hero

Your father died for me, and dying with you would be an honor, though not as great as dying to save you.

Leepike Ridge

Maybe not. But maybe that's how the world changes, Isaiah. One father, one child, at a time.

The Sleeping Night

My father once told me that it’s not enough for a man to be lucky; that a guy has to know when that streak is on for him.

Sleeper's Run

When he picked out the [gravesite] plot, my father had joked that he was moving, at last, to the suburbs.

The Scientists: A Family Romance

To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender.

Suppliant Women

As our fathers said, you can tell a ripe corn by its look.

Things Fall Apart

How much can you really trust the promise of a suicidal father?

A Tale for the Time Being