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title: "327 Mother Said Quotes by 282 authors"
description: "Browse 327 Mother Said quotes by 282 authors. Discover the best Mother Said sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've got a hat face. My mother always said I've got a hat face](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-eclair/i-ve-got-a-hat-face-my-mother-always-said-i-ve-got-a-hat-face/)

[Jenny Eclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-eclair/)

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> [“I’m not company. I’m your mother.” She said it lightly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/i-m-not-company-i-m-your-mother-she-said-it-lightly/)

[Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/)

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> [My mother always said democracy is the best revenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bilawal-bhutto-zardari/my-mother-always-said-democracy-is-the-best-revenge/)

[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bilawal-bhutto-zardari/)

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> [Like my mother said, you can't go back to holding hands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/like-my-mother-said-you-can-t-go-back-to-holding-hands/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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> [“Say it, forget it; write it, regret it,” my mother had always said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenni-moen/say-it-forget-it-write-it-regret-it-my-mother-had-always-said/)

[Jenni Moen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenni-moen/)

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> [“please.” Bean’s mother said that Nancy was going through a stage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-barrows/please-bean-s-mother-said-that-nancy-was-going-through-a-stage/)

[Annie Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-barrows/)

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> [“We share our gifts, her mother had said, with those who need them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-wilde/we-share-our-gifts-her-mother-had-said-with-those-who-need-them/)

[Fran Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-wilde/)

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> [“Can’t be lucky if you’s a coward,” my mother had always said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/can-t-be-lucky-if-you-s-a-coward-my-mother-had-always-said/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“This is what you get in the suburbs, his mother said, the satisfaction of small desires. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-hill/this-is-what-you-get-in-the-suburbs-his-mother-said-the-satisfaction/)

[Nathan Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-hill/)

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> [My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-tan/my-mother-said-i-was-a-clingy-kid-until-i-was-about-four-i-also/)

[Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-tan/)

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> [“When I was a kid, my mother said, ‘Stephen if you were a girl, you’d always be pregnant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/when-i-was-a-kid-my-mother-said-stephen-if-you-were-a-girl-you-d/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [“Personally, I don’t bother with anything cheap—my mother always said cheap was dear in the long run—but some people aren’t fussy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-mamatas/personally-i-don-t-bother-with-anything-cheap-my-mother-always-said/)

[Nick Mamatas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-mamatas/)

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> [That was a judicious mother who said, "I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/that-was-a-judicious-mother-who-said-i-obey-my-children-for-the-first/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [My mother said, "Money is a great slave but a horrible master." It was her version of a French proverb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daymond-john/my-mother-said-money-is-a-great-slave-but-a-horrible-master-it-was/)

[Daymond John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daymond-john/)

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> [My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyndi-lauper/my-mother-said-i-was-a-little-odd-as-a-kid-i-was-alone-a-lot-but-i/)

[Cyndi Lauper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyndi-lauper/)

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> [“I'm a mother," said her mother, in her foodless flat where the dust did not dare to settle, "and I know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-m-a-mother-said-her-mother-in-her-foodless-flat-where-the-dust-did/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [“Don't ever pray for love and health, Mother said. Or money. If G-d hears what you really want he will not give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-clement/don-t-ever-pray-for-love-and-health-mother-said-or-money-if-g-d-hears/)

[Jennifer Clement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-clement/)

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> [He does this on purpose," Stephanie's mother said as they sat in the car, seat belts on and ready to go. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-landy/he-does-this-on-purpose-stephanie-s-mother-said-as-they-sat-in-the/)

[Derek Landy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-landy/)

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> [“One of the most touching things my mother said to me was that if I ever wanted to come back to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/one-of-the-most-touching-things-my-mother-said-to-me-was-that-if-i/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

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> [“My mother always said that you should share your troubles. If you let them out, then they are less likely to burden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kinley-macgregor/my-mother-always-said-that-you-should-share-your-troubles-if-you-let/)

[Kinley MacGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kinley-macgregor/)

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> [He remembers when he was very small his mother once said she wished happiness and adventure for him. If this does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/he-remembers-when-he-was-very-small-his-mother-once-said-she-wished/)

[Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/)

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> [“I see you are reading a sad story," Mother said sympathetically to the now less-than-august lady, though privately she wondered how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-newman/i-see-you-are-reading-a-sad-story-mother-said-sympathetically-to-the/)

Charles Newman

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> [“... you cow,' Estelle added. 'I heard that.' 'Give the woman the geriatric audiology medal,' Estelle said. 'I heard that, too', her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-wood/you-cow-estelle-added-i-heard-that-give-the-woman-the-geriatric/)

[Fiona Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-wood/)

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> [Always, my mother said, "Be yourself." That is sometimes the hardest thing to do. I try to always remember that and come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-jones/always-my-mother-said-be-yourself-that-is-sometimes-the-hardest-thing/)

[Felicity Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicity-jones/)

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> [“It's amazing what you have to buy after a fire has completely wiped you out - things you never think about, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cohen/it-s-amazing-what-you-have-to-buy-after-a-fire-has-completely-wiped/)

[Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cohen/)

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> [My mother wanted me to be a lawyer and I wanted to be an Actor. So I went to school, majored in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arsenio-hall/my-mother-wanted-me-to-be-a-lawyer-and-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-so-i/)

[Arsenio Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arsenio-hall/)

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> [“sooner he left, the better. As Dreyan entered the living room of his parents' home, he was met with an angry stare.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeroen-steenbeeke/sooner-he-left-the-better-as-dreyan-entered-the-living-room-of-his/)

Jeroen Steenbeeke

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> [“But then one evening in November, 1939, the Smiths were returning from Johnson City, where they had been attending a declamation contest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-caro/but-then-one-evening-in-november-1939-the-smiths-were-returning-from/)

[Robert A. Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-caro/)

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> [“And I responded, "Did you remind her that he tried to kill me when I wouldn't help him try to burn down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hassan/and-i-responded-did-you-remind-her-that-he-tried-to-kill-me-when-i/)

[Michael Hassan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hassan/)

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> [“Carlos,” her mother said, her voice soothing, and Sarah wondered how her mom managed to sound so calm. “I know you wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-banks/carlos-her-mother-said-her-voice-soothing-and-sarah-wondered-how-her/)

[L.A. Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-banks/)

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> [“I'd say he's not much older than you," Mother said when she noticed. "Really?" Lynn peered closer at his face. "How can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-mcginnis/i-d-say-he-s-not-much-older-than-you-mother-said-when-she-noticed/)

[Mindy McGinnis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-mcginnis/)

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> [“Well,” my father said to her, and looked at her. “Well,” my mother said to him, and looked at him. In that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-llewellyn/well-my-father-said-to-her-and-looked-at-her-well-my-mother-said-to/)

[Richard Llewellyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-llewellyn/)

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> [“When I first met Cara, she was twelve and angry at the world. Her parents had split up, her brother was gone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-i-first-met-cara-she-was-twelve-and-angry-at-the-world-her/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [“Just when it seemed my mother couldn’t bear one more needle, one more insane orange pill, my sister, in silence, stood at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-shinder/just-when-it-seemed-my-mother-couldn-t-bear-one-more-needle-one-more/)

Jason Shinder

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> [“The boys will take a little while to adjust, but I’m sure you’ll all get along,” her mother said. Boys? Megan’s mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-brian/the-boys-will-take-a-little-while-to-adjust-but-i-m-sure-you-ll-all/)

[Kate Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-brian/)

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> [ Mable 'Madea' Simmons: \[Madea his Nikki with a belt\] Why wasn't you at school today? Nikki: I went to the park. Mable… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madea/mable-madea-simmons-madea-his-nikki-with-a-belt-why-wasn-t-you-at/)

[Madea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madea/)

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> [ “We always ate with gusto...It would have offended the cook if we had nibbled or picked...Our mothers and zie \[aunties\] didn't inquire… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-esposito/we-always-ate-with-gusto-it-would-have-offended-the-cook-if-we-had/)

Sergio Esposito

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> [“I loved her,”I said. I did not say I loved her because she was good to my cousin Abel, good to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-strout/i-loved-her-i-said-i-did-not-say-i-loved-her-because-she-was-good-to/)

[Elizabeth Strout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-strout/)

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> [“I concluded that first of all I had to understand better what I was. Investigate my nature as a woman. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-ferrante/i-concluded-that-first-of-all-i-had-to-understand-better-what-i-was/)

[Elena Ferrante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elena-ferrante/)

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> [“Mother-daughter relationships can be complicated and fraught with the effects of moments from the past. My mom knew this and wanted me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-bush-hager/mother-daughter-relationships-can-be-complicated-and-fraught-with-the/)

[Jenna Bush Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-bush-hager/)

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                        "text": "“I loved her,”I said. I did not say I loved her because she was good to my cousin Abel, good to me, that she never said a word when she saw us going through the dumpster. And my mother did not ask why I loved her. My mother said, “Well, she stopped wiping the counter and she said to me, ‘Poor Marilyn married that Charlie Macauley from Carlisle, I think they still live nearby now, but she married him back when they were in college, and he was a smart fellow. So of course they take the smart ones right away.’ ”“Who takes them?”I asked. “Why, our dirty rotten government, of course,”my mother answered. I said nothing, just looked up at the ceiling. It has been my experience throughout life that the people who have been given the most by our government—education, food, rent subsidies—are the ones who are most apt to find fault with the whole idea of government. I understand this in a way.”",
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