Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. ~William Wordsworth
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. ~Author Unknown
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. ~Sam Ewing
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
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