“Do you feel free?” “I feel like I’ve lost too much.” “Freedom can feel that way.” — Jaroslav Kalfar

His presence was soothing, but his existence incomprehensible.

“My father never did anything else after that,” Valerie said. “Mostly, he became a drunk. But a man only needs one thing to be proud of. It will carry him through the rest of his life.”

In one book, your father is a hero. In another book, he is a monster. The men who don’t have books written about them have it easier.