“Dad just told me that I'm the son of a dragon!And then he leaves?”

“My dad had once told me, crimson-red deep in “the talk,” that with sons, all he had to worry about was one penis, but with a daughter, he had to worry about everyone else’s.”

“Dad nods, looks me dead in the eyes; slowly and regretfully, he banishes all the smiling and joking from his face, and for once he's just my dad, watching his son who has fallen so low.”

“In the middle of all this, as Sean slips out of his jacket, he looks over his shoulder at me and he smiles at me, just a glancing, faint thing before he turns back to Tommy. I'm quite happy for that smile, because Dad told me once you should be grateful for the gifts that are the rarest.”

“I'm quite happy for that smile, because Dad told me once you should be grateful for the gifts that are the rarest.”

“My dad always used to tell me __________________. My dad never told me anything. He had nothing to say, and even less to say to me.”