There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the read more

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

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.

Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, read more

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.