Catherynne M. Valente Quotes About Fathers

Quotes about: Fathers

• I did not set out to be beloved and just, only strong." 'A King can be better than that," the Prince insisted. "And so we all begin, determined to better our fathers' performances, knowing we can change the very nature of humanity, make it better, cleaner. But then daggers strike in the night, and peasants revolt, and all manner of atrocities become a necessity as breakfast. Only Princes believe in the greater good. Kings know there is only Reign, and all things may be committed in its holy name.

  Catherynne M. Valente

  Strong, Kings, Father

• Hats change everything. September knew this with all her being, deep in the place where she knew her own name, and that her mother would still love her even though she hadn’t waved goodbye. For one day her father had put on a hat with golden things on it and suddenly he hadn’t been her father anymore, he had been a soldier, and he had left. Hats have power. Hats can change you into someone else.

  Catherynne M. Valente

  Goodbye, Mother, Father

  Catherynne M. Valente (2014). “The Fairyland Series”, p.39, Feiwel & Friends

• Her father’s shadow looked sadly down at her. “You can never forget what you do in a war, September my love. No one can. You won’t forget your war either.

  Catherynne M. Valente

  Father, War, Shadow

  Catherynne M. Valente (2014). “The Fairyland Series”, p.576, Macmillan

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