In honor of Father’s Day, here are a few of my favorite quotes about fictional fathers.
“There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” - A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.'” -The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” -To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
“He came in every night and sat with her. The first couple of times, he simply stayed—a stranger to kill the loneliness. A few nights after that, he whispered, ‘Shhh, I’m here, it’s all right.” After three weeks, he held her. Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man’s gentleness, his thereness. The girl knew from the outset that Hans Hubermann would always appear midscream, and he would not leave.” -The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
“Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.” -Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
“She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father. She never questioned it, never thought about it, never even realized that before she made any decision of importance the reflex, ‘What would Atticus do?’ passed through her unconscious; she never realized what made her dig in her feet and stand firm whenever she did, was her father; that whatever was decent and of good report in her character was put there by her father.” -Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee