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.

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.

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.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, read more

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

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.

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more read more

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

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 that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.