“And When Did You Last See Your Father?”

— William Frederick Yeames

Title of a painting that depicts the son of a Royalist being questioned by Roundheads during the English Civil War. The painting is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

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William Frederick Yeames1

british painter 1835–1918

Jonathan Tropper (1970) American writer

Source: This is Where I Leave You

“When did you last bask in the sun, friends? When did you last dare drink from a creek? When did you last risk picking fruit and eating it straight from the tree? What were your doctor’s bills last year? Which of you live in cities where you don’t wear a filtermask? Which of you spent this year’s vacation in the mountains because the sea is fringed with garbage?”

John Brunner book The Sheep Look Up

November “THERE IS HOPE YET”
The Sheep Look Up (1972)

“Your father," Luke said, "what did he say to you when you saw him? What did he promise you?"
"Oh, you know. The usual. A lifetime's supply of Knicks tickets.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

“Your captain is your mother and father. He will tell you when to eat and when to sleep. Listen to him. Make happy. And we will all see the land we are going to.”

Mau Piailug (1932–2010) Micronesian navigator from the Carolinian island of Satawal and a teacher of traditional, non-instrument wa…

An Ocean in Mind (1987)

“Gene Ray: Another thing, did you know your father is a fish?”

Gene Ray (1927)

'Interviewer: No, I did not know my... [laughter]
Gene Ray: You know how salmon swim upstream, the male fertilizes the female eggs laid in the water?
Interviewer: Yes.
Gene Ray: The sperm fish swims upstream just like the salmon fertilizes female eggs laid in the water.
Radio KoL interview, April 9, 2004