“One unforeseen advantage of having a child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content… — Catherine Sanderson Copy Share Image
Feminism or the family? Carried to excess maybe. I have insisted that women cannot be defined solely in those terms. But for… — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
“I Understand Mom The fog wraps around her mind bits and pieces of tattered thought become blank within her eyes minutes ago… — Ron Baratono Copy Share Image
“He carries no burden, he feels no pain. What man, like woman, lies down in the darkness and gets up with child?… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Pregnancy and motherhood are the most beautiful and significantly life-altering events that I have ever experienced. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck Copy Share Image
I was aware, in those early days of motherhood, that my behaviour was strange to the people who knew me well. It… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
The joys of motherhood are not excessively apparent during the first few weeks of a baby's life. — Vera Brittain 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
“Excuse my dress. I was half an hour late this morning. When you lose half an hour in this house, you never… — Wilkie Collins Copy Share Image
You should never class a chick with kid's as having baggage!!!! If anything it should show that she's got the capability to… — Cole Rico 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
Most of us love a non-self, or something extrinsic and apart from our inner life; but a mother's love during the time… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“For that entire journey across the rough terrain of Afghanistan, I never stopped praying that everything of the world could be peaceful,… — Najwa bin Laden Copy Share Image
“I admonish Your Majesty, as the woman who gave you life and loves you like no other, to behave always in a… — Sophie Perinot Copy Share Image
I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers… — Agnetha Faltskog Copy Share Image
“Maybe she’d always wished to be beautiful and didn’t quite dare to, because she could tell that people didn’t say she was… — Mona Simpson 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