“But would I have chosen to be Paul? I'd miss Will too much, the feel of his shins.” — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
Like every mother, my wish - every birthday - is for my children to stay healthy (and) for my family to remain… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
“...trying to be a good mother may be as distant from being a good mother as trying to have a good time… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters. — Courteney Cox Copy Share Image
“Motherhood is a blissful chain...I have a mother - my precious gift...I am a mother - the best of my kind!” — Agu Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
“She supposed this was the real definition of a mother – a woman who willingly allows her heart to break over and… — Rhian J. Martin Copy Share Image
“Mothers give us life, love, and the heartfelt inclination to cry 'I want my mommy' no matter how old we get.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
For a while, I was feeling so creative in motherhood that I had no longing to work. I felt that my children… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
Motherhood isn't just a series of contractions; it's a state of mind. From the moment we know life is inside us, we… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Over the years I have learned that motherhood is much like an austere religious order, the joining of which obligates one to… — Nancy Stahl Copy Share Image
“I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to… — Le Guin Ursula Copy Share Image
It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
I have experienced a fairly wide range of motherhood. I've done it on my own a lot of the time, I've done… — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
A mothers joy begins when new life is stirring inside, when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The only kind of work which permits an able woman to realize her abilities fully, to achieve identity in society in a… — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
“We’re more than borrowed titles, more than shadows wearing rings – we are roots of all survival, we are breath in everything.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“[The ideology of beauty] has grown strong to take over the work of social coercion that myths about motherhood, domesticity, chastity, and… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Every mother should endeavor to be a true artist. I do not mean by this that every woman should be a painter,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Why do I write? Because, I am able to create wonders with a click of my keyboard. I turn my computer on,… — Barbara Brooke Copy Share Image
I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
We need to repent of our sin for not loving our children. Spend some time in repentance and read God’s Word and… — Carolyn Mahaney Copy Share Image
“She knew better than to waste that time. There isn't always someone who wants you singing to him or nibbling his ear… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
It's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you. — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd. — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Becoming a mother has helped me to realize who I am aside from my career. — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
New motherhood is such a vulnerable and powerful time, but it's also really hard. — Eva Amurri Copy Share Image
A mother holds her child's hand for just a short time, but holds their heart forever. — Krystal Nahdee Copy Share Image
“There are so many things I dare not say I have quietly stopped being me.” — Abby Fabiaschi Copy Share Image
The best thing that could happen to motherhood already has. Fewer women are going into it. — Victoria Billings Copy Share Image
“A wise mother is the unifying force between father and children; her seed of love produces a harvest of trust.” — Agu Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
I always wanted children, but not until they were actually part of my life did I realize that I could love that… — Cokie Roberts Copy Share Image
Motherhood is not only something very pure and very full of love, it can be full of dark things, too. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
Why not wear a scar of Motherhood? Better than a tattoo or a mark of Honor. Let the world know what you've… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“To her, not packing our lunches every day or joining the PTA is a feminist rallying cry.” — Christina Lauren Copy Share Image
Every signal you get is like, 'Motherhood is the barrier to women's success.' — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
“You’re only as happy as your least happy child,’ is the best description of motherhood I have ever read.” — Sarah Payne Stuart Copy Share Image
Motherhood is something that everyone should experience and I didn't want to be left behind. — Mandira Bedi Copy Share Image
(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
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