I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have. Ornette Coleman adultdadencourage share on social
I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant. O. J. Simpson daddatedeath Change image and share on social
Mom and Dad would stay in bed on Sunday morning, but the kids would have to go to church. Lynn Johnston bedchurchdad Change image and share on social
I was a latecomer to romance, although I did read gothics. My father used to work for the 'Fort Worth Star-Telegram,' and their book reviewer, author Leonard Sanders, would pass on the gothics for my dad to give to me since Leonard didn't review gothics. I gobbled up books by Mary Stewart, Madeleine Brent, Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney. Lori Wilde authorbookbrent share on social
I don't think there's any real motivation for somebody to be a truck driver. Mine was simple; dad was a truck driver, I wanted to own one. Lindsay Fox daddrivermine Change image and share on social
My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preacher's Kids. Be afraid. Libba Bray afraiddaddread Change image and share on social
We've always loved going to the movies. Our mom and dad are big movie fans. They'd take us on these movie orgys where we'd see sometimes three movies in a day. Lilly Wachowski bigdadday Change image and share on social
You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth; Mum would pray for a parking space. Laurence Fox comedadgod Change image and share on social
My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer. Leila Aboulela awareconfusecultural share on social
According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life. Questlove aspectdaddrum share on social