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title: "2 Mother Loves Quotes By Erin Kelly"
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> [A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/a-good-mother-loves-fiercely-but-ultimately-brings-up-her-children-to/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

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> [A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her life, but if she is the most important thing in theirs, she has failed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/a-good-mother-loves-fiercely-but-ultimately-brings-up-her-children-to-2/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

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## More by Erin Kelly

> [“If I waited for a proper occasion to dress up, I'd never wear half of these clothes. Put on the clothes and you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/if-i-waited-for-a-proper-occasion-to-dress-up-i-d-never-wear-half-of/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“When anxiety wins, the mad part of me peels away from the rational one. My”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/when-anxiety-wins-the-mad-part-of-me-peels-away-from-the-rational-one/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“Leibniz said, Music is the mind counting without being conscious it’s counting. An eclipse is maths; it’s the most beautiful maths there is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/leibniz-said-music-is-the-mind-counting-without-being-conscious-it-s/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“that's the thing with secrets. They're leaky; you can't decide to share the bits that suit you without a million questions oozing out. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/that-s-the-thing-with-secrets-they-re-leaky-you-can-t-decide-to-share/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“but there is something of her in me; I feel it, behind my ribs. I like to think of it as all the love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/but-there-is-something-of-her-in-me-i-feel-it-behind-my-ribs-i-like/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/a-good-mother-loves-fiercely-but-ultimately-brings-up-her-children-to/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“The stress hormones of adrenaline and cortisol, when pumped in sufficient quantity, rival anything you can smoke or swallow. Within a year of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/the-stress-hormones-of-adrenaline-and-cortisol-when-pumped-in/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“The moment you think about an act in terms of how, you are already halfway to doing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/the-moment-you-think-about-an-act-in-terms-of-how-you-are-already/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“It’s Hardy’s idea of hell – fresh air, isolation, grass, never-ending sky – but he knows that the world’s full of idiots who love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/it-s-hardy-s-idea-of-hell-fresh-air-isolation-grass-never-ending-sky/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“Don’t you think it’s more important how you treat the person next to you?’ I asked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/don-t-you-think-it-s-more-important-how-you-treat-the-person-next-to/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“If revenge is a dish best served cold, confession should be dished up piping hot or not at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/if-revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-cold-confession-should-be-dished-up/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“Waiting for something horrible to happen is almost more draining than it actually happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/waiting-for-something-horrible-to-happen-is-almost-more-draining-than/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“I know from my own counselling that anger always has hurt at its core.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/i-know-from-my-own-counselling-that-anger-always-has-hurt-at-its-core/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [“When you only have one vanity, I think you’re allowed to indulge it.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/when-you-only-have-one-vanity-i-think-you-re-allowed-to-indulge-it/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

> [A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-kelly/a-good-mother-loves-fiercely-but-ultimately-brings-up-her-children-to-2/)

[Erin Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-kelly/)

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