Almost in their sleep, mothers respond, stroke and suckle…

“In spite of continual railing against those unworthy mothers who did not suckle their babies, there was little interest or research into the causes…

— Gabrielle Palmer

Mothers unconsciously allow more latitude to sons, and open encouragement, and with daughters they treat them as they would treat themselves.

— Susie Orbach

In the land of Cheerios, dirty diapers, fleeting naps and interrupted sleep, other mothers are a lifeline.

— Susan Chira

“4. No contact between marketing personnel and mothers (including health workers paid by a company to advise or teach).”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“The short sharp shock of three thousand mother two hundred mothers. The ones who picked through the supermarket debris for pieces of their dead…

— Colum McCann

Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No…

— Russell Baker

My mother 'gave teas' the way other mothers breathed. Her own mother 'gave teas.' All of their friends 'gave teas,' each involving butter cookies…

— Joan Didion

The writer who is a mother should, I think, record everything she can: make notes, keep journals, take photographs, use a tape recorder, and…

— Alicia Ostriker

“A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.”

— Amy Tan

I agree that mommy wars are not good for any mothers: that such wars are time and effort wasted.

— Sandra Tsing Loh

“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise them correctly,…

— Shannon L. Alder

Most men are secretly still mad at their mothers for throwing away their comic books. They would be valuable now.

— Rita Rudner

The world needs our mothers.

— Liya Kebede

“Time plays tricks on mothers. It teases you with breaks and brief caesuras, only to skip wildly forward, bringing breathtaking changes to your baby's…

— Ruth Ozeki

We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing.…

— Ben Okri