Daddy Quotes

“DADDY

You do not do, you do not do
Any more, black shoe
In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.

Daddy, I have had to kill you.
You died before I had time―
Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,
Ghastly statue with one grey toe
Big as a Frisco seal

And a head in the freakish Atlantic
When it pours bean green over blue
In the waters of beautiful Nauset.
I used to pray to recover you.
Ach, du.

In the German tongue, in the Polish town
Scraped flat by the roller
Of wars, wars, wars.
But the name of the town is common.
My Polack friend

Says there are a dozen or two.
So I never could tell where you
Put your foot, your root,
I never could talk to you.
The tongue stuck in my jaw.

It stuck in a barb wire snare.
Ich, ich, ich, ich,
I could hardly speak.
I thought every German was you.
And the language obscene

An engine, an engine
Chuffing me off like a Jew.
A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen.
I began to talk like a Jew.
I think I may well be a Jew.

The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna
Are not very pure or true.
With my gypsy ancestress and my weird luck
And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack
I may be a bit of a Jew.

I have always been scared of you,
With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.
And your neat mustache
And your Aryan eye, bright blue.
Panzer-man, panzer-man, O You―

Not God but a swastika
So black no sky could squeak through.
Every woman adores a Fascist,
The boot in the face, the brute
Brute heart of a brute like you.

You stand at the blackboard, daddy,
In the picture I have of you,
A cleft in your chin instead of your foot
But no less a devil for that, no not
And less the black man who

Bit my pretty red heart in two.
I was ten when they buried you.
At twenty I tried to die
And get back, back, back to you.
I thought even the bones would do.

But they pulled me out of the sack,
And they stuck me together with glue.
And then I knew what to do.
I made a model of you,
A man in black with a Meinkampf look

And a love of the rack and the screw.
And I said I do, I do.
So daddy, I’m finally through.
The black telephone’s off at the root,
The voices just can’t worm through.

If I’ve killed one man, I’ve killed two―
The vampire who said he was you
And drank my blood for a year,
Seven years, if you want to know.
Daddy, you can lie back now.

There’s a stake in your fat black heart
And the villagers never like you.
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through.”
― Sylvia Plath, Ariel

“In all of your living, don't forget to live.”
― Ricky Maye

“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Abba is not Hebrew, the language of liturgy, but Aramaic, the language of home and everyday life… We need to be wary of the suggestion… that the correct translation of Abba is ‘Daddy.’ Abba is the intimate word of a family circle where that obedient reverence was at the heart of the relationship, whereas Daddy is the familiar word of a family circle from which all thoughts of reverence and obedience have largely disappeared… The best English translation of Abba is simply ‘Dear Father.”
― Thomas A. Smail, The Forgotten Father

“Are you lost, Daddy?" I asked tenderly. "Shut up," he explained.”
― Ring Lardner, The Young Immigrunts

“They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He couldn't have it both ways. He'd put himself outside and outside they'd make him stay. Neither brutality nor complaining could force a way in.”
― John McGahern, The Dark

“She was going to go to her room,munch on chocolate,then collapse into bed.

And if her upstairs neighbors decided to talk about who the daddy was or cry again about how much David was loved,she'd go up there and give them somthing to really bloody cry about.”
― Suzanne Wright, From Rags

“But if there was no baby...
Then he wouldn't be a daddy.
And for aome reason, he desperatly wanted to be a daddy.”
― Wendy Corsi Staub, A Thoroughly Modern Princess

“Never wanna leave my Justice, my home.
So I bring her with me, my baby Lonesome.
Don't matter, Justice is always there,
Always right there, no matter where I go.
My baby Lonesome,
Makin' it so I'm never missin' home.”
― Kristen Ashley, Bounty

“We all know a boy can't daddy until his daddy's dead.”
― Maria Dahvana Headley, Beowulf

“Baby, he whispers, his hands shaking. I hope you love me, because I love you like crazy, and I'm going to want you the rest of my life. I tried to stay away, because I thought it was the right thing, but I fucking can't. I need you, and I love you. This doesn't happen twice, and I'm not going to be stupid again. I promise.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

“Baby," he whispers, his hands shaking. "I hope you love me, because I love you like crazy, and I'm going to want you the rest of my life. I tried to stay away, because I thought it was the right thing, but I fucking can't. I need you, and I love you. This doesn't happen twice, and I'm not going to be stupid again. I promise.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

“Hey,” he says, his hand suddenly gripping my jaw and bringing my gaze to his. “These eyes stay on me while I’m inside of you.”
― Dana Isaly, Dipped in Holly

“One of your fathers is a god. Your other Daddy only thinks that he is.”
― Lioness DeWinter, Corinthians

“It's so good to see you, Daddy."
"You saw me the day before yesterday." He laughed as he expertly diced bell peppers into uniform pieces.
"But it'salwaysgood to see you, "Tiana said." It's something I've learned to never take for granted.”
― Farrah Rochon, Almost There

“As she waited for the soul-crushing grief to envelop her, an odd thing happened. The grief failed to materialize. Instead, she felt... joy. An overwhelming sense of peace weaved its way around her sadness.
Tiana knew she would always miss her daddy, but the hole his passing had left in her heart wasn't as hollow this time around. It was filled with memories of the past year--- the laughs they'd shared, the meals they'd prepared together, and the all-encompassing love they'd experienced every single day. And a true goodbye.
Tiana closed her eyes tight, holding onto those memories. They would be with her always. Just as her daddy would be with her.
Always.”
― Farrah Rochon, Almost There

“Not too long before, she would have maintained that no matter how well things were going, she would never be truly happy again, because her father was no longer with her.
But hewashere. She felt him every time she walked into the kitchen at this restaurant. She felt him whenever she walked into her mother's house in the Ninth Ward, or when she was in the house she and Naveen shared uptown.
She felt him everywhere.
And because she knew his spirit would always be with her, no matter how far she traveled or how long they were apart, Tiana now knew true happiness.”
― Farrah Rochon, Almost There

“The door flung open, and the President's daughter burst into the room. 'Daddy!' she cried, unfazed by his lack of pants.”
― Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, Monsters in a Mirror: Strange Tales from the Chapel Perilous

“We've had some happy times here," says Dad, and a shadow passes over his face as he reaches for his glass. Now that I'm properly close to him, I can see that he looks more lined than the last time I saw him. Older. More worried. Not at all like someone who's "never been happier."

He's such a performer, Dad. He can fool his guests and even his own family. But life's difficult, I realize. More difficult than he's been letting on.

And I feel a wash of shame. Have I ever asked Dad how he's doing? Have I ever looked at him as a person? Or only as my dad, who was supposed to be superhuman and not get divorced and not sell the house and basically never falter in any way, shape, or form?”
― Sophie Kinsella, The Party Crasher

“Dad believes that negative criticism is inherently more truthful and constructive than positive criticism. He also believes that every" No "spoken gives a future" Yes "more power and credibility. He's a master at finding the tone, pitch, and demeanor to say" Yes "so that it obviously means a" No. "It's an art form. There are a million dead" No "s in that monstrous, distant, future" Yes. "Even though it's a million miles away, I can always see it from where I am.”
― Dash Shaw, Doctors

“Paternally Grateful by Stewart Stafford

O flesh of my flesh, know this,
I would give my life willingly,
Endure any ordeal or torment,
So you may grow and prosper.

Tongues lisping out male mockery,
Knock a noble half of themselves,
And consume their bitter meat,
In acts of black hole cannibalism.

Fathers' legacies pass into legend,
No more alive than they once were,
Moral stains are gazer's blemishes,
A scratched cornea in a cloudy eye..

© Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“I’m a dad, but my kids call me ‘DAD DAD DAD.”
― DON SANTO

“The promise of a hearty breakfast of buttery grits, fluffy eggs, and thick, crispy bacon beckoned, but she remained tucked underneath her covers with her eyes closed. She basked in the feel of the warm sun caressing her face as it shone bright through her windows. The jaybirds flittering about outside chirped songs of cheer, a happy soundtrack for what was sure to be a stellar day.
"Tiana, baby. Come to breakfast."
Tiana's eyes popped opened and a smile as wide as the Mississippi River stretched across her face.
"I'm on my way, Daddy," she called.”
― Farrah Rochon, Almost There

“As people began to congregate around the door, Tiana made her way to the closest window. She gasped at the sight on the other side of the glass. The fog had thinned, but only in the area surrounding their house, and flower petals rained from the sky. They collected on the ground like a colorful snowfall.
Tiana closed her eyes, a gentle smile touching her lips. She was at peace, because her daddy was now at peace.”
― Farrah Rochon, Almost There

“Being strong or pretending to be, even when he is not, for the family looks up to him, is a father all about.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Slate

“How many hot dogs do you want, princess?" Jason asks me.
I grin, "Two, please." But the ones attached to your body.”
― Amarylis Rivera, One Daddy Isn't Enough

“I’M IN THE HOOD WHERE MANY MEN WISH TO BE, BUT THEY ARE NERVOUS AND SCARED" FATHERHOOD ".”
― Genereux Philip

“I love you 3000.”
― Christopher Markus;Stephen McFeely

“And you think i'm that someone?" A laugh accompanied tella's words. But Jacks did not smile "You convinced Legend to help you, you died and came back to life, and you dared to kiss me. Of course you're that someone.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“Just because Satan is the father of lies doesn’t mean that you have to adopt him as your daddy.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough