- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Daughter Quotes
On fathers, daughters, and the roles a daughter is asked to play.
These quotes range from a father's plain statement that his daughter loves him for who he is, not his fame, to a boyhood fantasy of exploring South America and marrying a chief's daughter. For more, see Family quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I looked at my daughter's face and thought, it's lovely to be beautiful but better to be healthy.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
My daughter loves to cook. At first, I found myself making her be really neat and precise. Then I realized it's OK if things get all over the floor and counters and ceiling. We're making memories.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't want my daughter to feel culturally isolated in the pursuit of her studies as I had as a young girl. I didn't want her to give up on her passions just because she didn't see anyone else like her in the classroom.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I need a break from the boys, I go with my girlfriend to buy pretty little dresses for her daughter.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a great life even before 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' took off. I really enjoy teaching.
- Mouth
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a sense that there was a lot of word of mouth happening with 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter,' even in hardcover.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
The secret at the heart of 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I have a daughter and a family.
- Nov 07, 2020
Kids used to tease me and call me 'fille des etoiles,' which translates to 'daughter of the stars.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 20 when my daughter was born, and making all these plans during my wife's pregnancy. I was going to be the perfect father. Once she was born, it was suddenly, 'Oh, my God! I'm a parent!'
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
Given the importance of Washington, outsiders probably have an unrealistic perspective on how large the city is. The fact is, Washington D.C. is a small town, and most everyone knows most everyone else. That person of the other party who you despise will someday be at your daughter's birthday party.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents and my family really tried to maintain as much of a normal environment as possible. When I went home, it wasn't Keshia Knight Pulliam the actress, the glitz, the glamour. It was Keshia the daughter. Oldest of four children, who washed the dishes and did everything she was supposed to do.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were times I should have been completely emotionally available to my kids and I wasn't there, even for reading a book with them or watching TV or tucking my daughter into bed.
- Blessed
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- Nov 07, 2020