Mother Quote by Adrienne Rich

Nothing in life prepared me for the way I felt about being a mother. Until then, I sort of felt like a blank sheet…

— Sissy Spacek

Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted.

— Debra Messing

But I still always felt the absence of a mother.

— Marcel Carne

For a long time I didn't believe that I couldn't become a mother. But when I finally came to terms with it, then I…

— Shabana Azmi

Motherhood brought me even closer to my own mother - I realised everything she'd been through.

— Amanda Redman

During my grief, I realised there was nothing I could do for my mother, but I did have a child.

— Namie Amuro

I basically gave up my dream of becoming a mom.

— Mayte Garcia

I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I…

— Susan Smith

Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me.

— Meghan O'Rourke

When I became a mother, my life completely changed.

— Katie Holmes

I couldn't have children, I tried to for years. I've never been pregnant in my life. When I was a girl and fooling around…

— Dolly Parton

As a child, my mother had instilled in me a feeling of being born for a purpose.

— Shukla Bose