He was all iron outside, but all father within. ― Hall Caine

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The handy thing about being a father is that the historical standard is so pitifully low. ― Michael Chabon

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Most parents think that the commands they give their children are merely suggestions wrapped with lovingness. ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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I knew then that I must survive for something more than survival's sake. I must survive for you. ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Sons want their fathers' attention until the precise moment when fathers want their sons'. ― Fredrik Backman

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And his expression, now. I realized right then -- how disappointed you could be when you were all in with someone. When you cared so deeply. How your heart could break, so precisely and quickly. ― Maurene Goo

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The measure of a man is determined by the distance between his knees and the ground. The less the distance, the greater the man. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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I wanted you to know that the world in its entirety could never be found in the schools, alone, nor the streets, alone, nor in the trophy case. I wanted you to claim the whole world, as it is. ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

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watching his son in quick pulses of attention. ― Thomas Pynchon

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A true legacy can be recognized by the fact that it will be left standing when everything else that has attacked it is not. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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