" A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remain as a pillar of strength throughout our lives. "

— Ama H. Vanniarachchy

" Thank God for men who manage to hold from afar, wipe tears away with tender words and dish out the life force that is hope. She has never felt so alone but out there, across an ocean, and in a foreign land, there is a man who loves her and would lay down his life just so she could feel the light once again. "

— Unknown

" The moon is a companion in the night sky; always watching, sometimes glowing, sometimes dimmed, but always there. "

— Unknown

" "I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio." "

— Rodney Dangerfield

" Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song. "

— Pam Brown

" It’s hard to turn the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter, but the story must go on. "

— Thomas Wilder