Before he can devote himself to God or a woman, a boy will devote himself to his father, even foolishly, even beyond explanation.

All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a fe…

Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them - a mother's approval, …

Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to somebody else.

Companeros, this old man is my father. He has come to offer me rewards in the name of the Spaniards. I have always respected my father but my country comes fir…

If fathers who fear fathering and run away from it could only see how little fathering is enough. Mostly, the father just needs to be there.

Don't worry Jamie - they'll not kill me to make you King.