389 Quotes About Fatherhood

You never would get through to the end of being a father, no matter where you stored your mind or how many steps in the series you followed. Not even if you died. Alive or dead a thousand miles distant, you were always going to be on the hook for work that was neither a procedure nor a series of steps but, rather, something that demanded your full, constant attention without necessarily calling you to do, perform, or say anything at all.

Jean Valjean felt his heart melt within him with delight, at all these sparks of a tenderness so exclusive, so wholly satisfied with himself alone.

Stand aside," said the Bear. "I will have the old witch's children."Pyotr deliberately stepped forward. "I know no witches. These are my children.

Anthony lost his suitcase. In it was a cell phone that carried a voicemail containing the only recording of his dad’s voice. He was already starting to forget what his father sounded like.

Some men became fathers mainly to show that they are not gay. Some, only to hide the fact that they are.

Dad called it "enlightenment" but to me, it just felt lonely.

He was all iron outside, but all father within.

You've given me a bad nameI'll only make worse.

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 Christopher Hitchens kissing that girl?"') and shall now cease and desist.