My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.

Quote by Peter De Vries

Topics: Fathers Quotes

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school...

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school...

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy father has thieves for children