“Anything of worth is costly: devotion to Christ, a strong marriage, financial responsibility, a life of integrity, and of course, fearlessly feminine… — Jani Ortlund Copy Share Image
“God save me ere I have any babies. They are grabby, clingy creatures who steal your figure and always want a ribbon… — J. Anderson Coats Copy Share Image
The palm on your fevered brow, the soft kisses when you need them most, the grip that steadies you on rocky roads,… — Sunita Sharma Copy Share Image
“Listen kid, it’s just you and me now, so let’s help each other out. Always be honest with me, and show me… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
I'm somebody who, if I went to the grocery store, and one of them wasn't with me, I would feel guilty. I… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
Despite the obvious damage now visible in the entropic desolation of every American home town, Wal-Mart managed to install itself in the… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
Whenever I write about motherhood - and I write about it a lot - I am drawing on my experiences as a… — Kristin Hannah Copy Share Image
“When you have done all that you can do, A true Mother will always stick by you. You may think sometimes that… — Carl Busby Sr Copy Share Image
“Respect your children. Treat them like the person you admire most on earth. I really mean that as a way of life.… — Thandie Newton Copy Share Image
“Had I catalogued the downsides of parenthood, "son might turn out to be a killer" would never have turned up on the… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
Young women you will be the ones who will provide the example of virtuous womanhood and motherhood. You will continue to be… — Elaine S. Dalton Copy Share Image
“Yes, it was the love of woman that was the danger, the obstacle on which her dearest wish might founder. How it… — Georges Rodenbach Copy Share Image
Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Being a Mother is a gift from God, a special gift that God puts into all Moms, a gift to love their… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
There is a particular quality of quietude and stillness that suffuses these painterly poems of Carol Ann Davis, so involved with loss,… — August Kleinzahler Copy Share Image
“You know that euphemism, she’s expecting? It’s apt. The birth of a baby, so long as it’s healthy, is something to look… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
Grown don't mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What's that supposed to… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Sisterhood - that is, primary and bonding love from women - is, like motherhood, a capacity, not a destiny. It must be… — Olga Broumas Copy Share Image
I've learned that it's way harder to be a baby. Everything is a struggle for her. For instance, I haven't thrown up… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
“She brushed the tears from their faces and sang them a melancholy lullaby. Her obvious devotion to her daughters pulled at my… — A.B. Shepherd Copy Share Image
“If I had known what it meant to love, I wouldn't have had children, because once we love, we love forever, like… — Kim Thúy Copy Share Image
All Americans believe that they are born fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like denouncing mother-love… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
A Mother's Creed: Someone who really loves you sees what a mess you can be, how moody you can get, how hard… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
“Now that Olive was grown, I didn't know what to do with myself. You could build your life around one single thing,… — Michael Lee West Copy Share Image
Whether you chose a passive-aggressive husband, workaholic wife, or life of single motherhood, we are all officially allowed - and uniquely qualified… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Parents have the glorious opportunity of being the most powerful influence, above and beyond any other, on the new lives that bless… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
Satan has declared war on motherhood. He knows that those who rock the cradle can rock his earthly empire. And he knows… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
“I wish I had lost an arm or a leg. It would have been much easier than losing a part of my… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
Giving up my scotch? My Macallan 18? That was hard for me! Though now that doesn't even sound good, being pregnant. You… — Jessica Simpson Copy Share Image
Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
Any man that has had a mother, has a sister, wants to be a father will find this [movie Bad Moms] incredibly… — Mila Kunis Copy Share Image
“For a long time, I tried to make my ilfe work, to make our family work. I got tired, though. Five children… — Amy Franklin-Willis Copy Share Image
Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
“As a Christian, my highest calling is not motherhood; my highest calling is to follow Christ. And following Christ is something a… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
When a mother asked her small child how he fell out of bed, he answered, "Because I wasn't in far enough." Let… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
'Who was your mother?' 'Never had none!' said the child, with another grin. 'Never had any mother? What do you mean? Where… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
I had a different impression of motherhood. I was told it'll be tough but I realised that eventually it is what you… — Lisa Haydon Copy Share Image
Discourse about motherhood is chillingly narrow-minded. It's a tool the patriarchy uses, of course. So people complain about their kids or they… — Samantha Hunt Copy Share Image
“Vous travaillez pour l'armee, madame?' (You are working for the army?), a Frenchwoman said to me early in the Vietnam war, on… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image