Franny Billingsley Quotes About Fathers

Quotes about: Fathers

• I explained we lost the porch to the flood. Father hasn't gotten around to rebuilding it, although he's quite a good carpenter. He says if Jesus was a carpenter, its good enough for a clergyman. But I don't remember that Jesus let his house fall down.

  Franny Billingsley

  Jesus, Father, Fall

  Franny Billingsley (2011). “Chime”, p.20, Penguin

• Father sighed. “Please spare me these arguments of yours.” “Whose arguments should I use?

  Franny Billingsley

  Father, Use, Argument

  Franny Billingsley (2011). “Chime”, p.87, Penguin

• Father’s silence is not merely the absence of sound. It’s a creature with a life of its own. It chokes you. It pinches you small as a grain of rice. It twists in your gut like a worm. Silence clawed at my throat. It left a taste of burnt matches.

  Franny Billingsley

  Father, Silence, Twists

  Franny Billingsley (2011). “Chime”, p.15, Penguin

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