Father Quotes

Whenever I fail as a father or husband. A toy and a diamond always works.

I learned from my father to translate: everything I read I try to figure out what it really means, what it’s really saying.

If God, like a father, denies us what we want now it is in order to give us some far better thing later on. The will of God, we can rest assured, is invariably a better thing.

My brother has not spoken to me in years. Something to do with Donald Trump or Jesus Christ or our horrible stepfather.

Is there anything more important than a child?

Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.

I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat there in shock.

You blame your father but it was your mother who did not keep you safe -why you won’t trust women.

My look and my character come from my experiences as a child. I wasn’t allowed to have girl toys, and I grew up poor. I also had a rough relationship with my stepdad.

Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.