“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
“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.”— Bea Arthur, Dorothy, amazon.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
“Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.”— Gail Tsukiyama, parade.com
“It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.”— Roald Dahl, parade.com
“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”— Jodi Picoult, amazon.com
“When people ask me what it’s like to be a parent, I say that it’s among the hardest things you’ll ever do, but in exchange, it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.”— Nicholas Sparks, Noah Calhoun, amazon.com
“You are a daughter of Christ. Do you know how wonderful that is? That means no matter where you wander, what obstacles cross your path, or how broken you feel—you are loved.Fully. Unconditionally. Forever.Know this: God chose you. Christ died for you.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“My summer fairy, laying in the tall grass, and chewing on dandelion stems; staring at the big sky and contemplating existence. My wild child, tail dancing like a child’s song, fur as white and soft as morning. And I’m sorry that cuddling isn’t your favorite yet, but you can’t blame a mom for trying…”— Schuyler Peck, schuylerpeck.tumblr.com