--- title: "32 Mother Asked Quotes by 32 authors" description: "Browse 32 Mother Asked quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Mother Asked sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/amy-cross-11195_mother_saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother_1628279.jpg" --- > [“Saturday. "Where are you going?" her mother asked,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-cross/saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother-asked/) [Amy Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-cross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/amy-cross-11195_mother_saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother_1628279.jpg) > [Mother never asked me to give birth to her, instead why she's caring for me this whole time?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aza/mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-her-instead-why-she-s-caring/) [AZA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/aza-53564_mother_mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-h_899711.jpg) > [My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my-birthday-so-i-said-i-wanted/) [Guy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg) > [My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. She always taught by example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-osmond/my-mother-never-asked-me-to-do-anything-she-wouldn-t-do-herself-she/) [Marie Osmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-osmond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/marie-osmond-12940_always_my-mother-never-asked-me-to-do-anything_2799250.jpg) > [Daddy,' my mother asked, 'aren’t we going to run out of gas?' No there’s plenty of god-damned gas.' Where are we going?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to-run-out-of-gas-no-there-s/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/charles-bukowski-73_daddy_daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to_1796244.jpg) > [“Do you want to die like this?" Mother had asked, that night and every night since then. Lynn's answer never changed. "No."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-mcginnis/do-you-want-to-die-like-this-mother-had-asked-that-night-and-every/) [Mindy McGinnis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-mcginnis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/mindy-mcginnis-12731_evening-prayer_do-you-want-to-die-like-this-mother-had_46978.jpg) > [I'll never forget my first time with you' Min said as she edged the doughnut off her finger. 'The earth moved, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-crusie/i-ll-never-forget-my-first-time-with-you-min-said-as-she-edged-the/) [Jennifer Crusie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-crusie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/jennifer-crusie-2092_doughnut_i-ll-never-forget-my-first-time-with-you_1566969.png) > [“Your mother asked him if he would like to say grace, and he did, with an elegant simplicity that seemed almost wasted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilynne-robinson/your-mother-asked-him-if-he-would-like-to-say-grace-and-he-did-with/) [Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilynne-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/marilynne-robinson-602_grace_your-mother-asked-him-if-he-would-like-t_2181352.png) > [When u do something u must be satisfied BUT, when ur father or mother asked u to do something u must do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/when-u-do-something-u-must-be-satisfied-but-when-ur-father-or-mother/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/ritu-ghatourey-5_father_when-u-do-something-u-must-be-satisfied_3111929.jpg) > [My mother never once asked me to stay at home, because she knew acting was something I really wanted to do. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-dunbar/my-mother-never-once-asked-me-to-stay-at-home-because-she-knew-acting/) [Adrian Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-dunbar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/adrian-dunbar-5615_acting_my-mother-never-once-asked-me-to-stay-at_708062.jpg) > [“When she bought the cats her mother asked her straight out if they were 'baby substitutes'. 'No,' Ruth had answered, straight-faced. 'They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elly-griffiths/when-she-bought-the-cats-her-mother-asked-her-straight-out-if-they/) [Elly Griffiths](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elly-griffiths/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/elly-griffiths-32541_cats_when-she-bought-the-cats-her-mother-aske_2151276.jpg) > [“Megan? Aren’t you going to say anything?” her mother asked. Yeah, I’m gonna say something , Megan thought, standing up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-brian/megan-aren-t-you-going-to-say-anything-her-mother-asked-yeah-i-m/) [Kate Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-brian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/kate-brian-5466_mother_megan-aren-t-you-going-to-say-anything-h_3132258.png) > [Recently a young mother asked for advice. What, she wanted to know, was she to do with a 7-year-old who was obstreperous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-quindlen/recently-a-young-mother-asked-for-advice-what-she-wanted-to-know-was/) [Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-quindlen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/anna-quindlen-467_advice_recently-a-young-mother-asked-for-advice_119349.png) > [Why are they doing that?” his mother said, frowning at her grandsons. The boys were sorting the casserole into piles on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/why-are-they-doing-that-his-mother-said-frowning-at-her-grandsons-the/) [Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/rainbow-rowell-135_boys_why-are-they-doing-that-his-mother-said_2705778.jpg) > [I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/i-was-in-control-of-what-people-thought-of-me-but-i-had-no-control/) [Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/jeannette-walls-1378_about_i-was-in-control-of-what-people-thought_2928093.png) > [“Too many times I'd left him reaching for me, from a babysitter's arms. "Am I still a mother?" I asked myself... What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-simpson/too-many-times-i-d-left-him-reaching-for-me-from-a-babysitter-s-arms/) [Mona Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/mona-simpson-11854_asked_too-many-times-i-d-left-him-reaching-for_1536536.png) > [When a mother asked her small child how he fell out of bed, he answered, "Because I wasn't in far enough." Let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-j-ashton/when-a-mother-asked-her-small-child-how-he-fell-out-of-bed-he/) [Marvin J. Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-j-ashton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/marvin-j-ashton-3195_bed_when-a-mother-asked-her-small-child-how_293068.png) > [It was Lisa, aged five, whose mother asked her to thank my wife for the peas we had sent them from our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-thurber/it-was-lisa-aged-five-whose-mother-asked-her-to-thank-my-wife-for-the/) [James Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-thurber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cf/james-thurber-1534_awful_it-was-lisa-aged-five-whose-mother-asked_482670.png) > [Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bach/why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-like-the-rest-of/) [Richard Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-bach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/richard-bach-424_air_why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-s_2782191.png) > [Little Johnny came downstairs bellowing lustily. His mother asked, Whats the matter now? Dad was hanging pictures, and just hit his thumb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate/little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing-lustily-his-mother-asked/) [Nate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/nate-946_life_little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing_2265074.jpg) > [“You know, Fee," said Liam, "I have huge admiration for Lulu and I'm hoping that you and I can be friends, too.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-donnelly/you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admiration-for-lulu-and-i-m-hoping/) [Gabrielle Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-donnelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/gabrielle-donnelly-27088_quote_you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admir_1513055.jpg) > [“I aim to take possession of this estate,” the young woman continued. “With the money you’ve given me, I’ll start a school—a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-archer/i-aim-to-take-possession-of-this-estate-the-young-woman-continued/) [Zoe Archer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-archer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/zoe-archer-22096_money_i-aim-to-take-possession-of-this-estate_1903378.jpg) > [“Principal Brill, those costumes were made by my mother. My mother, who has stage four small-cell lung cancer. My mother, who will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made-by-my-mother-my-mother-who/) [Colleen Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-hoover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/colleen-hoover-124_halloween_principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made_2749722.jpg) > [“Are you okay, Maggie?” Logan asked, rousing me out of my mind-numbing speculations. Heaving a big sigh, I turned to him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-ricklin-jones/are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing-me-out-of-my-mind-numbing/) [Sharon Ricklin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-ricklin-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/sharon-ricklin-jones-69423_cease-to-exist_are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing_2690913.jpg) > [A mother asked her little girl to hold her hands as they were walking along the beach. No mommy you hold mine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jazmine/a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-her-hands-as-they-were-walking/) [Jazmine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jazmine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/jazmine-26323_little-girl_a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-h_475177.jpg) > [“I'm reminded of a conversation between a little girl and her mother as they walked out of church. The mother asked her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hansel/i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a-little-girl-and-her-mother/) [Tim Hansel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hansel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/tim-hansel-26432_communication_i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a_2466973.jpg) > [“Change is the law of life,' she said quietly. 'On the other hand,' I protested, 'some things don't change fast enough!' 'Like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quietly-on-the-other-hand-i/) [Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/barbara-cohen-28364_change_change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quiet_2998487.jpg) > [“Do you love me?" There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. "Jonas. You, of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-silence-for-a-moment-then-father/) [Lois Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-lowry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/lois-lowry-978_love_do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-sile_1470137.png) > [“What can I do for you, Mother?" he asked. "And don't say 'Dance with Hermione Smythe-Smith.' Last time I did that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-and-don-t-say-dance-with/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/julia-quinn-282_last-time_what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-an_1546846.jpg) > [Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enough to break into court after escaping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-guess-replied-abe-flatly-who/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/richelle-mead-46_abe_who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-gue_2269904.jpg) > [“She's your mother. I asked, Plus, you do look a bit like her. When you're angry, you both get these tense lines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-harper/she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-look-a-bit-like-her-when-you-re/) [Molly Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/molly-harper-2053_anger_she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-lo_1670391.png) > [“It’s Stella. Stella’s got the gift and she’ll get everything when I die.’ ‘And what’s the gift, Miss Mary Beth?’ my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-she-ll-get-everything-when-i/) [Anne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/anne-rice-238_parenting_it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-sh_599714.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-asked/#itemlist", "name": "Mother Asked Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Saturday. \"Where are you going?\" her mother asked,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amy Cross" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-cross/saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother-asked/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/amy-cross-11195_mother_saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother_1628279.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/amy-cross-11195_mother_saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother_1628279.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/amy-cross-11195_mother_saturday-where-are-you-going-her-mother_1628279.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Saturday. \"Where are you going?\" her mother asked,” — Amy Cross", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mother never asked me to give birth to her, instead why she's caring for me this whole time?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "AZA" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aza/mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-her-instead-why-she-s-caring/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/aza-53564_mother_mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-h_899711.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/aza-53564_mother_mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-h_899711.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/aza-53564_mother_mother-never-asked-me-to-give-birth-to-h_899711.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mother never asked me to give birth to her, instead why she's caring for me this whole time?” — AZA", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guy Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-johnson/my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my-birthday-so-i-said-i-wanted/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/guy-johnson-49976_asked_my-mother-asked-me-what-i-wanted-for-my_2532215.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.” — Guy Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. 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I’m going to get some god-damed oranges!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Bukowski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to-run-out-of-gas-no-there-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/charles-bukowski-73_daddy_daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to_1796244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/charles-bukowski-73_daddy_daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to_1796244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/charles-bukowski-73_daddy_daddy-my-mother-asked-aren-t-we-going-to_1796244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Daddy,' my mother asked, 'aren’t we going to run out of gas?' No there’s plenty of god-damned gas.' 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Why can't you leave low flying to the pelicans, the alhatross? Why don't you eat? Son, you're bone and feathers!\" \"I don't mind being bone and feathers mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Bach" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bach/why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-like-the-rest-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/richard-bach-424_air_why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-s_2782191.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/richard-bach-424_air_why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-s_2782191.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/richard-bach-424_air_why-jon-why-his-mother-asked-why-is-it-s_2782191.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Why, Jon, why?\" his mother asked. \"Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't you…” — Richard Bach", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Little Johnny came downstairs bellowing lustily. His mother asked, Whats the matter now? Dad was hanging pictures, and just hit his thumb with a hammer, said Johnny through his tears. Thats not so serious, soothed his mother. I know youre upset, but a big boy like you shouldnt cry at something like that. Why didnt you just laugh? I did! sobbed Johnny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate/little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing-lustily-his-mother-asked/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/nate-946_life_little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing_2265074.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/nate-946_life_little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing_2265074.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/nate-946_life_little-johnny-came-downstairs-bellowing_2265074.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Little Johnny came downstairs bellowing lustily. His mother asked, Whats the matter now? Dad was hanging…” — Nate", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 21, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You know, Fee,\" said Liam, \"I have huge admiration for Lulu and I'm hoping that you and I can be friends, too. But..\" He stopped. \"Did you ask me about my mother?\" he asked. \"Yes,\" said Fee. \"Oh,\" said Liam. \"Sorry. I was five, and Freddie was three.\" \"Poor little babies,\" said Fee. \"Five and three, that must have been so hard on all of you. It's a huge credit to your father that you've both grown up so beautifully. Can I ask you another question, Liam?\" A little nervously, Liam cleared his throat. \"Ask away?\" he said. \"What on earth,\" said Fee, \"has Lulu been telling you about me?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gabrielle Donnelly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-donnelly/you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admiration-for-lulu-and-i-m-hoping/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/gabrielle-donnelly-27088_quote_you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admir_1513055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/gabrielle-donnelly-27088_quote_you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admir_1513055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/gabrielle-donnelly-27088_quote_you-know-fee-said-liam-i-have-huge-admir_1513055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You know, Fee,\" said Liam, \"I have huge admiration for Lulu and I'm hoping that you and I can be friends…” — Gabrielle Donnelly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 22, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I aim to take possession of this estate,” the young woman continued. “With the money you’ve given me, I’ll start a school—a refuge, for girls who’ve been abused. I can help them gain new lives, as you’ve given me mine.” “Are you certain, my dear?” her mother asked. “I am,” came the confident answer. “This is what I’ve always truly wanted to do.” “An excellent idea,” Marco said, and the sentiment was echoed by everyone in the room. This, Eva felt, was Nemesis’s true purpose—that no one person or organization should be responsible for addressing wrongdoing, but that everyone labored together for justice. 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My mother, who has stage four small-cell lung cancer. My mother, who will never watch her little boy celebrate another Halloween again. My mother, who will more than likely experience a year of 'lasts'. Last Christmas. Last birthday. Last Easter. And if God is willing, her last Mother's Day. My mother, who when asked by her nine-year-old son if he could be her cancer for Halloween, had no choice but to make him the best cancerous tumor-riden lung costume she could. So if you think it's so offensive, I suggest you drive them home yourself and tell my mother to her face. Do you need my address?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colleen Hoover" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made-by-my-mother-my-mother-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/colleen-hoover-124_halloween_principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made_2749722.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/colleen-hoover-124_halloween_principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made_2749722.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/colleen-hoover-124_halloween_principal-brill-those-costumes-were-made_2749722.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Principal Brill, those costumes were made by my mother. My mother, who has stage four small-cell lung…” — Colleen Hoover", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 24, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Are you okay, Maggie?” Logan asked, rousing me out of my mind-numbing speculations. Heaving a big sigh, I turned to him and said, “I guess so.” “Are you still worried about visiting your mother?” he asked softly. Nodding, I said, “A little. I’m just so confused about this whole time-space-brain twister thing. And I’m afraid I might say the wrong thing and mess everything up.” I shook my head, trying to make sense of my thoughts. “I mean - what if my younger self should call my mother while I’m there visiting her? Is there really another version of me? Or by coming here from the future, did the younger me cease to exist?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Ricklin Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-ricklin-jones/are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing-me-out-of-my-mind-numbing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/sharon-ricklin-jones-69423_cease-to-exist_are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing_2690913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/sharon-ricklin-jones-69423_cease-to-exist_are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing_2690913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/sharon-ricklin-jones-69423_cease-to-exist_are-you-okay-maggie-logan-asked-rousing_2690913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Are you okay, Maggie?” Logan asked, rousing me out of my mind-numbing speculations. Heaving a big sigh, I…” — Sharon Ricklin Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 25, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A mother asked her little girl to hold her hands as they were walking along the beach. No mommy you hold mine was her response, Why, her mother asked. Because if something happened I would let go of your hand, but if you held mine, I know that if anything happened you would never let go mommy. That is why God created my mother to be some- one who never gave up or let go no matter the weather. She is my rainbow at the end of a storm. I love you mommy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jazmine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jazmine/a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-her-hands-as-they-were-walking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/jazmine-26323_little-girl_a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-h_475177.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/jazmine-26323_little-girl_a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-h_475177.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/jazmine-26323_little-girl_a-mother-asked-her-little-girl-to-hold-h_475177.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A mother asked her little girl to hold her hands as they were walking along the beach. No mommy you hold…” — Jazmine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 26, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm reminded of a conversation between a little girl and her mother as they walked out of church. The mother asked her how she liked church that day. The girl replied that she thought it was good, but that she was a little confused. \"The pastor said that God was bigger than we are. Is that true?\" she asked. The mother responded that it was indeed true. \"He also said that God lives inside of us. Is that true, Mommy?\" Again the mother replied, \"Yes.\" \"Well, then,\" said the girl, \"if God is bigger than us, and if He lives inside of us, then shouldn't some of Him show through?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Hansel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hansel/i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a-little-girl-and-her-mother/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/tim-hansel-26432_communication_i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a_2466973.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/tim-hansel-26432_communication_i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a_2466973.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/tim-hansel-26432_communication_i-m-reminded-of-a-conversation-between-a_2466973.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm reminded of a conversation between a little girl and her mother as they walked out of church. The mother…” — Tim Hansel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 27, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Change is the law of life,' she said quietly. 'On the other hand,' I protested, 'some things don't change fast enough!' 'Like what?' Mother asked. 'Like fat, funny-looking me!' Mother snorted. 'You're extremely good-looking. All my children are.' I expected her to add, 'I wouldn't have it any other way,' but she said, instead, 'If you think you're too heavy, lose some weight.' 'Easier said than done,' I muttered. 'If there's one thing I can't bear,' Mother scolded, 'it's self-pity, particularly from one who has no reason to pity herself. Are you crippled? Are you stupid? Are you hungry, or ill-clothed? If you were then you'd have something to gripe about. You're fatherless, it's true, but then I'm husbandless. Somehow, we manage.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barbara Cohen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quietly-on-the-other-hand-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/barbara-cohen-28364_change_change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quiet_2998487.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/barbara-cohen-28364_change_change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quiet_2998487.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/barbara-cohen-28364_change_change-is-the-law-of-life-she-said-quiet_2998487.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Change is the law of life,' she said quietly. 'On the other hand,' I protested, 'some things don't change…” — Barbara Cohen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 28, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do you love me?\" There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. \"Jonas. You, of all people. Precision of language, please!\" \"What do you mean?\" Jonas asked. Amusement was not at all what he had anticipated. \"Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete,\" his mother explained carefully. Jonas stared at them. Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory. \"And of course our community can't function smoothly if people don't use precise language. You could ask, 'Do you enjoy me?' The answer is 'Yes,'\" his mother said. \"Or,\" his father suggested, \"'Do you take pride in my accomplishments?' And the answer is wholeheartedly 'Yes.'\" \"Do you understand why it's inappropriate to use a word like 'love'?\" Mother asked. Jonas nodded. \"Yes, thank you, I do,\" he replied slowly. It was his first lie to his parents.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lois Lowry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-silence-for-a-moment-then-father/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/lois-lowry-978_love_do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-sile_1470137.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/lois-lowry-978_love_do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-sile_1470137.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/lois-lowry-978_love_do-you-love-me-there-was-an-awkward-sile_1470137.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do you love me?\" There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. \"Jonas. You…” — Lois Lowry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 29, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What can I do for you, Mother?\" he asked. \"And don't say 'Dance with Hermione Smythe-Smith.' Last time I did that I nearly lost three toes in the process.\" \"I wasn't going to ask anything of the sort,\" Violet replied. \"I was going to ask you to dance with Prudence Featherington.\" \"Have Mercy, Mother,\" he moaned. \"She's even worse.\" \"I'm not asking you to marry the chit,\" she said. \"Just dance with her.\" Benedict fought a groan. Prudence Featherington, while essentially a nice person, had a brain the size of a pea and a laugh so grating he'd seen grown men flee with their hands over their ears. \"I'll tell you what,\" he wheedled. \"I'll dance with Penelope Featherington if you keep Prudence at bay.\" \"That'll do,\" his mother said with a satisfied nod, leaving Benedict with the sinking sensation that she'd wanted him to dance with Penelope all along. \"She's over there by the lemonade table,\" Violet said, \"dressed as a leprechaun, poor thing.The color is good for her,but someone really must take her mother in hand next time they venture out to the dressmaker. A more unfortunate costume,I can't imagine.\" \"You obviously haven't seen the mermaid,\" Benedict murmured. She swatted him lightly on the arm. \"No poking fun at the guests.\" \"But they make it so easy.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Quinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-and-don-t-say-dance-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/julia-quinn-282_last-time_what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-an_1546846.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/julia-quinn-282_last-time_what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-an_1546846.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/julia-quinn-282_last-time_what-can-i-do-for-you-mother-he-asked-an_1546846.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What can I do for you, Mother?\" he asked. \"And don't say 'Dance with Hermione Smythe-Smith.' Last time I did…” — Julia Quinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 30, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Who are these people?\" my mother asked. \"Guess,\" replied Abe flatly. \"Who would be foolish enough to break into court after escaping it?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richelle Mead" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-guess-replied-abe-flatly-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/richelle-mead-46_abe_who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-gue_2269904.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/richelle-mead-46_abe_who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-gue_2269904.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/richelle-mead-46_abe_who-are-these-people-my-mother-asked-gue_2269904.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Who are these people?\" my mother asked. \"Guess,\" replied Abe flatly. \"Who would be foolish enough to break…” — Richelle Mead", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 31, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She's your mother. I asked, Plus, you do look a bit like her. When you're angry, you both get these tense lines around your mouth...Look, there they are.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Molly Harper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-harper/she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-look-a-bit-like-her-when-you-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/molly-harper-2053_anger_she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-lo_1670391.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/molly-harper-2053_anger_she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-lo_1670391.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/molly-harper-2053_anger_she-s-your-mother-i-asked-plus-you-do-lo_1670391.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She's your mother. I asked, Plus, you do look a bit like her. 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Stella’s got the gift and she’ll get everything when I die.’ ‘And what’s the gift, Miss Mary Beth?’ my mother asked her. ‘Why, Stella’s seen the man,’ Miss Mary Beth said to my mother. ‘And the one who can see the man when she’s all alone inherits all.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne Rice" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-she-ll-get-everything-when-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/anne-rice-238_parenting_it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-sh_599714.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/anne-rice-238_parenting_it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-sh_599714.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/anne-rice-238_parenting_it-s-stella-stella-s-got-the-gift-and-sh_599714.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It’s Stella. 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