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title: "6 Needed Mother Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [She was a wonderful mother. She was my best friend. Same for my brother. And it's funny because we didn't grow up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-hepburn-ferrer/she-was-a-wonderful-mother-she-was-my-best-friend-same-for-my-brother/)

[Sean Hepburn Ferrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-hepburn-ferrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/sean-hepburn-ferrer-8381_best_she-was-a-wonderful-mother-she-was-my-be_235035.jpg)

> [“I hold my daughter in my arms and thank God for bringing her to me. If the standard route for creating a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-hold-my-daughter-in-my-arms-and-thank-god-for-bringing-her-to-me-if/)

[Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/nia-vardalos-14325_adoption_i-hold-my-daughter-in-my-arms-and-thank_766566.jpg)

> [If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/if-the-standard-route-for-creating-a-family-had-worked-for-me-i/)

[Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/nia-vardalos-14325_adoption_if-the-standard-route-for-creating-a-fam_837796.png)

> [It was as a mother that I needed my mother back, and I needed to conjure her anew and think about what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/it-was-as-a-mother-that-i-needed-my-mother-back-and-i-needed-to/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/maya-soetoro-ng-14179_back_it-was-as-a-mother-that-i-needed-my-moth_1035988.jpg)

> [“I knew what I was doing. I was helping a family who needed a mother for a few moments. And I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-zolendz/i-knew-what-i-was-doing-i-was-helping-a-family-who-needed-a-mother/)

[Christine Zolendz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-zolendz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/christine-zolendz-2117_family_i-knew-what-i-was-doing-i-was-helping-a_2376533.jpg)

> [“There was one major fact that kept the balance steady between us: I still needed my mother. I needed her shoulder to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-rodham-clinton/there-was-one-major-fact-that-kept-the-balance-steady-between-us-i/)

[Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-rodham-clinton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/hillary-rodham-clinton-890_kitchen-table_there-was-one-major-fact-that-kept-the-b_2829406.jpg)

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