Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to.

A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look like young women. But a wedding is for a father and daughter. They stop being married to each other on that day.

Because so many functions are for fathers and sons, this is for fathers to bring them closer to their daughters. It's a night to dine and dance and spend some quality time with their daughters.

He taught me that there is no shame in breaking something, only in not being able to fix it.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.