“I'm afraid I am a born romantic. I never had any doubt that I could fulfill any man's dream if I chose to. My mother had given me the key: tender, loving care.”— Jane Russell, amazon.com
“That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.”— Kristin Hannah, amazon.com
“She knows how judgemental mothers are, how good it feels to sit in judgement of someone else.”— Shari Lapena, amazon.com
“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.”— Gabriel García Márquez, amazon.com
“Let’s be honest: women are still only really valued for two things—their looks and their role as mothers.”— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com
“Giving flowers is always a good idea. But I hope that on this Mother’s Day, we’ll recommit ourselves to doing more than that: Through deeds that match our words, let’s give mothers the respect they deserve, give all women the equality they deserve, and give all parents the support they need in their…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov