The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat. – Robert Frost Category: Fathers
My father, when he went, made my childhood a gift of a half a century. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Fathers
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other. – Joseph Joubert Category: Fathers
But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Category: Passion
People who think by the inch and talk by the yard deserve to be kicked by the foot. – Anon. Category: Random