The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

A mother s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking

The worker can unionize go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes tied to their children by compassionate bonds

Gilbert put his arm about them. 'Oh, you mothers!' he said. 'You mothers! God knew what He was about when He made you.

Some women just aren’t cut out to be mothers, and unfortunately it had taken Susanna three kids to realize she was one of them.

She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back.

They are not kidding when they say that mothers are strong women. We need to be strong in more ways than our children will ever know.

If it weren’t for her setting me free, I may still be a caged bird today, holding my own daughter captive on a shit-laden perch.

It's like she thinks my job is to please her, and that should be my dearest wish, and when I don't please her - I get shut out.

I was always mortified.Didn't they know they were tying thier mothers to the ground? Weren't chains ashamed of their prisoners?

My first words, as I was being born [...] I looked up at my mother and said, 'that's the last time I'm going up one of those.

(...)no one can take the place of a perfect mother who gives you the world as you know it and makes you believe that it is yours to take.

I'm not sure how much easier it is for a mother to balance her life now - have we simply swapped one set of restrictions for another?

We all have to love you, and believe inyou, and think you are looking out for our best interests. But look at us, Momma, and really see us.