To think but nobly of my grandmother: Good wombs have borne bad sons.
William ShakespeareStichwörter: character mothers sons heritage the-tempest descent
I wanted to ask my father about his regrets. I wanted to ask him what was the worst thing he'd ever done. His greatest sin. I wanted to ask him if there was any reason why the Catholic Church would consider him for sainthood. I wanted to open up his dictionary and find the definitions for faith, hope, goodness, sadness, tomato, son, mother, husband, virginity, Jesus, wood, sacrifice, pain, foot, wife, thumb, hand, bread, and sex.
"Do you believe in God?" I asked my father.
"God has lots of potential," he said.
"When you pray," I asked him. "What do you pray about?"
"That's none of your business," he said.
We laughed. We waited for hours for somebody to help us. What is an Indian? I lifted my father and carried him across every border.
Stichwörter: life loss death dying sons fathers regrets
Xavier, you have given me more grey hairs than all my sons put together.’ Saul frowned, then corrected himself. ‘To be fair, you and Zed. Just try not to add to them tonight.
Joss StirlingStichwörter: humor family sons father
I complained to a friend that although I had completed six years in therapy, my mother still wouldn’t let me go. He replied, "She’s not supposed to let you go. Your father is supposed to come and get you.
Don EliumShe also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back.
Shannon CelebiStichwörter: selfish heart wicked selfishness motherhood mother mothers sons wickedness son sons-and-mothers mothers-love
He needed me to do what sons do for their fathers: bear witness that they’re substantial, that they’re not hollow, not ringing absences. That they count for something when little else seems to.
Richard FordStichwörter: sons fathers fatherhood
I wouldn’t know what to do with daughters,' he says. 'Exchange them for sons?'
'But then I could wind up with something like you.'
'I’m not so bad,' he says. 'I’m smart.'
'You’re about a hundred miles away from the town of Smart, my friend.'
'You’re mistaken, counselor,' he says. 'I’m smart, I can take care of myself. I’m an awesome tennis player, a keen observer of life around me. I’m a good cook. I always have weed.'
'I’m sure your parents are proud.'
'It’s possible.' He looks at his knees and I wonder if I’ve offended him.
Stichwörter: smart sons daughters matt-king sid
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