I let myself feel
I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of all human emotions was self-pity. Gabrielle Zevin
Daddy
Daddy always said the
Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little bit worth begging for, too. Gabrielle Zevin
It’s a weakness to
It’s a weakness to apologize before hearing what the other person’s grievances are. You don’t want to end up creating new grievances where there were none to begin with. Another Daddy-ism, if you hadn’t already guessed. Gabrielle Zevin
Daddy always said that
Daddy always said that an option that you know to have a bad outcome is only a fool’s option, i.e., not an option at all. And I liked to think that Daddy hadn’t raised a fool. Gabrielle Zevin
Daddy once said, If
Daddy once said, If you don’t know what you believe, Annie, you’ll be a lost soul. Gabrielle Zevin
Tragedy is when someone
Tragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say. Gabrielle Zevin
Daddy always said you
Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered. Gabrielle Zevin
A man knows when
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Go on daddy-daughter dates
Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons’ outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference. Ezra Taft Benson
Most children’s first words
Most children’s first words are ‘Mama’ or ‘Daddy.’ Mine were, ‘Do I have to use my own money?’ Erma Bombeck