“The moment I saw you, I knew you were my boy. You weren’t a choice, Randall, you were a fact. You were never a replacement, son. Do you understand?”— Vera Herbert, Kay Oyegun, Jack Pearson, Milo Ventimiglia, imdb.com
“Do not talk to your mother and father when you’re crying. Because what happens is, your mom has the ability to make you weep even more, and your dad makes you feel like a fucking idiot.”— Dane Cook, youtube.com
“I want his three children to know: wasn't anything strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with.”— Al Sharpton, amazon.com
“I'm a lousy piece of ass, and I should know every man I have been with has told me so, I've been there almost every time. I mean, the closest thing I got to a birds and bees talk was with my dad. He was like, "Son, sex is a lot like this egg." "Dad, I think those are drugs." "Whatever, queer." "Why…”— Daniel Tosh, amazon.com
“One mother was nurturing while the other was neurotic; one father was missing -- the eternal mystery -- while the other, who wasn't my father but the one I called Daddy, was around. He was a good man who liked his liquor.”— Etta James, amazon.com
“"Girl," Willie said to me one time, "you look just like your papa. You're the spitting image of Minnesota Fats."”— Etta James, amazon.com
“But whose child was I? The question was there when I was born. It's still there. The question haunts me, worries me, troubles my sleep. You wouldn't think it would matter after all this time, but it does. Something deep inside me needs to know.”— Etta James, amazon.com
“My daughter screeched, "Daaaaaad, you haven't listened to one word I've said, have you!?" What a strange way to start a conversation with me...”— madazzahatter, reddit.com
“But my father; my beloved and most wretched father? Would he die? Would he never overcome the fierce passion that now held pitiless dominion over him? Might he not many, many years hence, when age had quenched the burning sensations that he now experienced, might he not then be again a father to me?”— Mary Shelley, online-literature.com
“People always make fun of my dad because his name is Chip and he is a Dorito farmer You might think that is cheesy but actually we got to grow up on a really cool ranch.”— Aktionjackson, reddit.com
“It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.”— Dawn French, amazon.com
“Oh my God, you guys are going to freak out when you see how awesome your dad is. Seriously, you are gonna be huge fans.”— Dan Fogelman, Rebecca, Mandy Moore, imdb.com