It is the same for all men. None of us can escape this shadow of the father, even if that shadow fills us with fear, even if it has no name or face. To be worthy of that man, to prove something to that man, to exorcise the memory of that man from every corner of our life--however it affects us, the shadow of that man cannot be denied.

Letters to My Son: A Father's Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love (ed. New World Library, 2014) - ISBN: 9781608682812