Ayelet Waldman Quotes About Fathers

Quotes about: Fathers

• I was born in Israel, to Canadian parents. My father immigrated in 1948, part of a wave of young men and women who came as pioneers, to fight for a Jewish homeland. Their motive was in large part a reaction to the Holocaust, and their slogan was 'Never Again.'

  Ayelet Waldman

  Father, Fighting, Men

• Before I was married, I didn't consider my failure to manage even basic hand tools a feminist inadequacy. I thought it had more to do with being Jewish. The Jews I knew growing up didn't do 'do-it-yourself.' When my father needed to hammer something he generally used his shoe, and the only real tool he owned was a pair of needle-nose pliers.

  Ayelet Waldman

  Growing Up, Real, Father

  Ayelet Waldman (2009). “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace”, p.81, Anchor

• When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.' I unwrapped the baby from her blankets. She was average size, with long thin fingers and a random assortment of toes. Her eyes were close set, and she had her father's hooked nose. It looked better on him.

  Ayelet Waldman

  Beautiful, Daughter, Mother

• My father is sure that Israel keeps the Holocaust from happening again. I worry that it might hasten its recurrence.

  Ayelet Waldman

  Father, Israel, Worry

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