“My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.” MotherFatherGamesToo MuchHonorOccasions Book:The World of Lincoln Steffens Source: The World of Lincoln Steffens
“My father was slower, but he was severer than my mother, who was quick but light and irregular in discipline.” LightMotherFatherDiscipline Book:The World of Lincoln Steffens Source: The World of Lincoln Steffens
“My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I was playing I was a steamboat captain. She had no sense of the dignity of command.” IfsMotherDignityCommandCaptainsSpoonsNoisySteamboats Book:The World of Lincoln Steffens Source: The World of Lincoln Steffens
