“I believe with every cell in my body that every cell in yours must not, must never, die, and if it does have to die, let it die inside my body.”— André Aciman, amazon.com
“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com
“I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn’t seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life.”— Mindy Kaling, parade.com
“Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.”— Meryl Streep, parade.com
“My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”— Michael Jordan, parade.com
“When they’ve finished reading, Olivia’s mother gives her a kiss and says, ‘You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway.’ And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, ‘I love you anyway too.'”— Ian Falconer, amazon.com
“Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever.”— JK Rowling, parade.com
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.”— Maya Angelou, parade.com
“I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”— Mitch Albom, parade.com
“So please, if you are the kind of person who is honest with the people you love without thinking of how hard the consequences may be on your heart, please don’t change that about yourself. Don’t allow your heart to be hardened into playing games just like everyone else. Don’t let the world fool you…”— Nikita Gill, thoughtcatalog.com