#mother

All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes. ↗

— Erica Jong

#forebears #grandfather #living #mother #painted

Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women. ↗

— Erica Jong

#because #between #criticizing #enormous #gap

My brother arrived some months after my father left. Um, and he ah, was thus eight years younger than me and it was um, you know, it was such a time that my mother probably had people wondering was it his. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#ah #arrived #brother #eight #father

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#hard #her #i #image #know

It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#bad #christmas #created #family #feel

I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#clear #courage #i #i think #life

I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#did #encouraged #father #grew #household

I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#after #books #did #died #doing

John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#because #encouraged #expectations #high #high expectations

One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#boundless #brother #door #embrace #energy