“Daddy, daddy, daddy,
All I want is you.
You can have me, baby —
but my lovin’ days is through.
A certain amount
of impotence
in a dream deferred.”

“Daddy? Daddy, I know the baby is in the mommy‟s tummy and the baby comes out of the mommy‟s tummy, but, Daddy? How do that baby get in the mommy‟s tummy?”

“Good evening, daddy
I know you’ve heard
The boogie-woogie rumble
Of a dream deferred”

“There’s a stake in your fat black heart
And the villagers never liked you.
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through.”

“My daddy used to tell me not to chew on something that was eatin you.”

“Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?”

“I want his children to know: wasn't anything strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with.”

“Stop calling your akri your daddy. It makes my wings droop. (Xirena)
My akri is my daddy. He said so and it is so, so your wings can droop all they want, ‘cause it won’t change anything! (Simi)”

“Sorry to bother you,” Bella said over the wailing. “But she wants her daddy.”

“Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry, you can't have a baby brother, because that would mean that Daddy had sex, and that's never going to happen again.”