When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.
“Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.”
“I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.”