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Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 6 other novels

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June 16, 2013 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Literary Father's Day: 5 fabulous quotes about fathers

Just a few of my favorite literary quotes about fathers, to celebrate Father’s Day:

My two favorite dads: my own dad, and my sons' dad
My two favorite dads: my own dad, and my sons’ dad

“Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read.” – Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
“A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and mutual incomprehension.” – Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
“What we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us.” – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum
“Perhaps that is what it means to be a father – to teach your children to live without you.” – Nicole Krauss, The History of Love
“He did not do the things our schoolmates fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read … When he gave us our air-rifles Atticus wouldn’t teach us to shoot … ‘I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.'” – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
For some more great writing about fatherhood, visit The Dad App. – Meg
 

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Meg Waite Clayton is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of eight novels, including the Good Morning America Buzz pick and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS, the National Jewish Book Award finalist THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, the Langum-Prize honored THE RACE FOR PARIS, and THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, one of Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 pieces for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio, mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com

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