#mother

There's no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids. ↗

— Stephen King

#mothers #kids

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ↗

— Washington Irving

#heart

If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter. ↗

— Anchee Min

#mother #womb #fighting

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

Mothers are all slightly insane. ↗

— J. D. Salinger

#mothers #slightly

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#mother

Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hunters #olympians #percy-jackson #thalia #zoe

She has been to the compound before. She remembered this hallway. She knows about the initiation process. My mother was Dauntless. ↗

— Veronica Roth

#women #mother

But mothers lie. It's in the job description. ↗

— John Green

#mothers #mother

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