"I am your father! I brought you into this world, and I'll take you out!"
— Dr. Cliff Huxtable (an obstetrician) to his son, on The Cosby Show
I would rather be Herod's pig than his son.
— Augustus Caesar
"Now I realize that banishment was far too merciful for treason. Your penalty shall be far steeper."
— Firelord Ozai to Prince Zuko, Avatar: The Last Airbender
"You ungrateful, insolent child, I now see there is no chance to save you."
— Hiroshi Sato, The Legend of Korra
" I gave you life, I will also kill you!"
— Taras Bulba, Taras Bulba.
What can one do when one is a widower
Shamefully burdened with three little pests
All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life
So my burden I began to divest.
Shamefully burdened with three little pests
All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life
So my burden I began to divest.
— The Decemberists, "The Rake's Song"
"I wasn't the first child [Henry Lawson] made, only the first one he kept."
— Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2
"Son... I need your strength. I gave you life. Now you must give it back to me... only a million times more radiant... more powerful."
— David Banner, Hulk
My parents are gonna kill me!
— Every teenager ever
"I grow weary of you, my son. I created you and I will be your end!"
— Zeus to Kratos, God of War III
The High Priestess: I knew you would fail us. You were the strongest, but the most unfocused! Always distracted, questioning everything. But all that can change. You can still honor our Lord Father. (offers a dagger) Destroy the Samurai, Ashi.
Ashi: No! You were wrong about everything. Jack showed me the truth.
The High Priestess: Then you, too, will die!
Ashi: No! You were wrong about everything. Jack showed me the truth.
The High Priestess: Then you, too, will die!
—Samurai Jack, "XCVIII"
