# Quote — Jaroslav Kalfar, Spaceman of Bohemia

> “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.”

- Author: [Jaroslav Kalfar](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar.md)
- Book: [Spaceman of Bohemia](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia.md)
- Page: 216
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Kalfa%C5%99#Spaceman_of_Bohemia_(2017)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/my-father-never

## More from this book

> His presence was soothing, but his existence incomprehensible.

p. 110 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/his-presence-was.md)

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

p. 240 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/do-you-feel.md)

> 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.

p. 65 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jaroslav-kalfar/spaceman-of-bohemia/in-one-book.md)