Experience Quote by Ariel Levy

My most defining moment was the death of my mother.

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

My mother's death was the defining moment of my life.

— Marco Pierre White

I can pinpoint that as the single happiest moment of my life, because I realized then that Mom would always have my back. It…

— Maria Semple

It was traumatic but exhilarating to feel what my father felt. I remember the ache of the separation from the people I loved. I…

— Nate Saint

My childhood was so traumatic.

— Tana Mongeau

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

— Amanda Redman

Probably the most memorable even of my life is when I was born. It really made me who I am. If I die, I…

— Zach Braff

My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live…

— Thomas A. Edison

I was in the orphanage in New Orleans until I was almost a year old. I don't think I ever got held by my…

— Mary Gauthier

My childhood had extremely difficult moments and some trauma but there were also amazing moments and times of pure happiness.

— Dominique Jackson

My mom died when I was 22. My stepfather, who I loved like a father, pretty quickly got involved with another woman. Suddenly there…

— Cheryl Strayed

After my mother's death, I began to see her as she had really been… It was less like losing someone than discovering someone.

— Nancy Hale