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“He had never once looked at me. He turned his back and went through the door into the cool beyond. Momma backed up inside…

— Maya Angelou

“He turned his back and went through the door into the cool beyond. Momma backed up inside herself for a few minutes. I forgot…

— Maya Angelou

“What you mean he’s staying with us?” “Just what I said. He got in a little trouble in Garden Heights and needs to stay…

— Angie Thomas

“I'd never actually seen my mother sleep. As far as I knew, she simply shut herself in her room once night fell and lowered…

— Adrianne Brooks

“Momma crossed her arms over her apron bib and worked the small of her back against the edge of the doorframe. Daddy drew a…

— T.R. Pearson

“Then I looked right at Mama, for the first time in what seemed like forever, and she wasn't looking at me, but into me.…

— Katherine Hannigan

“When I was sure she was asleep, I got up and went into Mother's room and pulled her yellow nightie out from the bottom…

— Lesley Kagen

“Let your mama sleep," he says. "If she's moody and tired, Daddy doesn't get any.”

— Samantha Towle

“Dreamed of maman again. She was telling me—O cruelty!—that I didn’t really love her. But I took it calmly, because I was so sure…

— Roland Barthes

“covering myself in my blankie. Oh no, I dropped Mama Bear! My door creaked open, and light came through the seams of my blankie.…

— Alicia Kobishop

“As the evening went on, I discovered that visitations are all about lying. Momma never looked so good, both physically and in personality, as…

— Denise Grover Swank

“Dad used to tell Mama he hurt us because he loved us too much. She’d sit in her rocker and he’d kneel at her…

— Natalie C. Parker