#mother

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#women

But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#stories #story

She wanted to eat my heart and be lost in the desert with what she'd done, she wanted to fall on her knees and give birth from it, she wanted to hurt me as only a child can be hurt by its mother. ↗

— Denis Johnson

#heart #mother #birth

There is eternal influence and power in motherhood. ↗

— Julie B. Beck

#influence

The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#athena #heroes-of-olympus #hubris #mother-knows-best #mothers-and-daughters

Every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of cheese, you harm a mother. Please go vegan. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#animal-products #dairy #exploitation #francione #milk

In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe. ↗

— N.K. Jemisin

#children #mother #motherhood #love

Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. ↗

— Howard W. Hunter

#mankind

Breasts are a scandal because they shatter the border between motherhood and sexuality. ↗

— Iris Marion Young

#breastfeeding #breasts #children #feminism #motherhood

Profound joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#faith #mother-teresa #faith