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title: "34 Mother Quotes By Mitch Albom"
description: "34 Mother quotes by Mitch Albom. Plus more from Mitch Albom and more Mother sayings from other authors."
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> [“My mother inhaled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/my-mother-inhaled/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I love you every day, Mom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-love-you-every-day-mom/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [When death takes your mother, it steals that word forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-death-takes-your-mother-it-steals-that-word-forever/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“Secrets, Charley," my mother whispered. "They'll tear you apart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/secrets-charley-my-mother-whispered-they-ll-tear-you-apart/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/what-if-i-lose-you-you-can-t-lose-your-mother-charley/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-love-you-every-day-and-now-i-will-miss-you-every-day/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [You count the hours you could have spent with your mother. It's a lifetime in itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/you-count-the-hours-you-could-have-spent-with-your-mother-it-s-a/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [It's nice that you spend a day with your mother,' she said. "Children should do it more often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/it-s-nice-that-you-spend-a-day-with-your-mother-she-said-children/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story..because hers is where yours begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/there-s-a-story-behind-everything-but-behind-all-your-stories-is/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“Why do you want to die?' I shivered. For a second I couldn't breathe. 'You knew...?' She gave a sad smile. 'I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/why-do-you-want-to-die-i-shivered-for-a-second-i-couldn-t-breathe-you/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-you-look-into-your-mother-s-eyes-you-know-that-is-the-purest/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/my-mother-was-french-protestant-and-my-father-was-italian-catholic/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“But then, I knew so little about my mother over the last decade of her life. I had been too wrapped up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/but-then-i-knew-so-little-about-my-mother-over-the-last-decade-of-her/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“A mother's voice is like no other. We recognize every lilt and whisper, every warble or shriek.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/a-mother-s-voice-is-like-no-other-we-recognize-every-lilt-and-whisper/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I believe he died this way on purpose. I believe he wanted no chilling moments, no one to witness his last breath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-believe-he-died-this-way-on-purpose-i-believe-he-wanted-no-chilling/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“I believe that. All divorce does is divert you, taking you away from everything you thought you knew and everything you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-believe-that-all-divorce-does-is-divert-you-taking-you-away-from/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Mothers support certain illusions about their children, and one of my illusions was that I liked who I was, because she did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/mothers-support-certain-illusions-about-their-children-and-one-of-my/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [He never spoke of that night again, not to your mother, not to anyone else. He was ashamed for her, for Mickey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/he-never-spoke-of-that-night-again-not-to-your-mother-not-to-anyone/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to. Little sacrifices.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/sacrifice-is-a-part-of-life-it-s-supposed-to-be-it-s-not-something-to/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/but-there-s-a-story-behind-everything-how-a-picture-got-on-a-wall-how/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I don't know what it is about food your mother makes for you, especially when it's something that anyone can make -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-don-t-know-what-it-is-about-food-your-mother-makes-for-you/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [The truth is, when our mothers held us, rocked us, stroked our heads -none of us ever got enough of that. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-truth-is-when-our-mothers-held-us-rocked-us-stroked-our-heads/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/parents-rarely-let-go-of-their-children-so-children-let-go-of-them/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class.She danced into the kitchen ,where her mother was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/a-little-girl-came-home-from-school-with-a-drawing-she-d-made-in/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“She wanted to blame him, to blame her whole rotton existence. But seeing Ethan, seeing her mother, seeing the world after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/she-wanted-to-blame-him-to-blame-her-whole-rotton-existence-but/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [In college, I had a course in Latin, and one day the word "divorce" came up. I always figured it came from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/in-college-i-had-a-course-in-latin-and-one-day-the-word-divorce-came/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/fairness-he-said-does-not-govern-life-and-death-if-it-did-no-good/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [Tell me about your family," I said. And so she did. I listened intently as my mother went through each branch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/tell-me-about-your-family-i-said-and-so-she-did-i-listened-intently/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/but-behind-all-your-stories-is-always-your-mother-s-story-because/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [I made the wrong choice ," I whispered. My mother shook her head. "A child should never have to choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-made-the-wrong-choice-i-whispered-my-mother-shook-her-head-a-child/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“Going back to something is harder than you think." I don't suppose I could have broken my mother's heart any more if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/going-back-to-something-is-harder-than-you-think-i-don-t-suppose-i/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“Behind all your stories is always your mother's story. Because hers is where yours begin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/behind-all-your-stories-is-always-your-mother-s-story-because-hers-is/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/a-child-embarrassed-by-his-mother-she-said-is-just-a-child-who-hasn-t/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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> [“I saw in her expression that old, unshakable mountain of concern. And I realized when you look at your mother, you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-saw-in-her-expression-that-old-unshakable-mountain-of-concern-and-i/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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## More by Mitch Albom

> [“He wondered how it was fair that your dying should depend so much on when you were born.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/he-wondered-how-it-was-fair-that-your-dying-should-depend-so-much-on/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/after-the-funeral-my-life-changed-i-felt-as-if-time-were-suddenly/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [the words people do not speak are louder than the ones they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/the-words-people-do-not-speak-are-louder-than-the-ones-they-do/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/once-lovers-on-faraway-shores-sat-by-candlelight-and-dipped-ink-to/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [Giving to other people makes me feel alive. Not my car or my house. Not what I look like in the mirror. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/giving-to-other-people-makes-me-feel-alive-not-my-car-or-my-house-not/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [Life goes quickly, doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/life-goes-quickly-doesn-t-it/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [As children grow, they gravitate to their fates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/as-children-grow-they-gravitate-to-their-fates/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“If the only thing wrong with Moses is that he's not yours; if the only thing wrong with Jesus is that he's not yours;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/if-the-only-thing-wrong-with-moses-is-that-he-s-not-yours-if-the-only/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask,'Whose child is this?'" Rose chuckled. "But usually, they're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/sometimes-your-kids-will-say-the-nastiest-things-won-t-they-rose-you/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“whisper their good-byes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/whisper-their-good-byes/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“I had also developed my own culture. Work. Over the years, I had taken labor as my companion and had moved everything else to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-had-also-developed-my-own-culture-work-over-the-years-i-had-taken/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/when-we-are-most-alone-is-when-we-embrace-another-s-loneliness/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [“You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/you-didn-t-get-it-sacrifice-is-a-part-of-life-it-s-supposed-to-be-it/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/i-give-myself-a-good-cry-if-i-need-it-but-then-i-concentrate-on-the/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

> [It was sad, the imbalance of it all. Why do kids assume so much from one parent and hold the other to a lower,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/it-was-sad-the-imbalance-of-it-all-why-do-kids-assume-so-much-from/)

[Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/)

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                        "text": "“She wanted to blame him, to blame her whole rotton existence. But seeing Ethan, seeing her mother, seeing the world after the world she had known, somehow took her to the very bottom, the end of self-delusion, and the truth enveloped her like a cocoon, and all she said was \"I was so lonely .\" And Father Time said, \"You were never alone.”",
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                        "text": "...fairness,\" he said, \"does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die.\" \"Strangers,\" the Blue Man said, \"are just family you have yet to come to know.\" \"sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else.",
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