Being a mother Quote by Carol Shields

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of…

— Carol Shields

I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Being a mother is the perfect experience for any writer. You learn how to not waste time. The writing hours become incredibly precious and…

— Chiara Barzini

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

— Jessica Hagedorn

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not,…

— Sarah Zettel

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful…

— Elizabeth Strout

I became a writer because I am the youngest of six children. I listen; I observe. I'm camouflaged as a moth. Mothers are unseen.…

— Samantha Hunt

I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Being pregnant taught me how to be a better writer. It was a lesson in negative capability and surrendering to necessity. Suddenly, my body…

— Robin Beth Schaer

My mother raised me to be a writer.

— Pat Conroy

The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are…

— E. M. Delafield

A lot of writing about being a mother is not so much writing about the kids themselves. They become placeholders for the shift that…

— Maggie Smith