- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mother Quotes
On mothers, their advice, and what stays with us.
Several of these lines trace back to childhood impressions left by a mother's words, whether about appearance, privacy, or simply keeping close watch. For prayer-toned reflections, see Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Pen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in my hand and I began to scratch my first story on the inside of my mother's womb.' I started later, in my early twenties.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really sort of morbid, but she said her mother wanted to see me all her life. And when she died, she made just one request: that a picture of me be put into her casket. So somewhere in England, I'm in a casket.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I sat on the seat beside her.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Mother put me out on stage at eight years old, everyone wanted me to be just like Daddy.
- Nov 07, 2020
Many people don’t realize that June Carter Cash was my godmother. She and mother were very tight.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother raised me as a vegetarian, but when I turned 18, I decided to expand my palate.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people have told me they have mothers like my mother. I seriously doubt it.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad left his psychology hat at the door and put his dad hat on when he came into the house. It's amazing having my dad have that awesome job. My mother was a model back in the day. I've seen the pictures. My mother's beautiful.
- Household
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- Nov 07, 2020
The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.
- Nov 07, 2020
The severe household has no fierce slaves, while it is the affectionate mother who has the prodigal son.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready for our first 'adult novel,' Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think anybody in my family meant there to be any pressure for me to write. But our parents were incredibly verbal and wrote for a living. The house was full of books, and we all grew up steeped in language. I mean, our mother recited poetry at the dinner table.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
- Purple
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I think of my childhood, I see my mother, the complete sixties parent, decked in purple frappe silk caftans, the acidic smell of newly stripped pine mingling with incense.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020