Accepted Quote by Cheryl Strayed

My mother died in 1997 and I spiralled into this self-destructive vortex of trying to annihilate my consciousness. I was afraid to face the…

— Panos Cosmatos

“When you’re the Woman Upstairs, nobody thinks of you first. Nobody calls you before anyone else, or sends you the first postcard. Once your…

— Claire Messud

I am fooling only myself when I say that my mother exists now only in the photographs on my bulletin board or in the…

— Hope Edelman

I love my mother to death. I'm pretty much a reflection of her.

— Stone Cold Steve Austin

Even when I was young, there were times I could tell my mother wasn't handling my father's death well, but she was trying to…

— Wes Moore

After my mother's death, I had such difficulty relating to people.

— Jaron Lanier

I'm really close to my mother. She sacrificed a lot for me and my sister. She gave up her career. Whatever I am today…

— Ranbir Kapoor

Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic.

— Lorna Luft

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the…

— Mariska Hargitay

So not even death can stop my mother from seeking the annihilation of her own flesh and blood.

— Elijah

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

Even in losing my mother, beautiful, amazing awakenings have happened within my family. Of course, losing her is not what you want. The things…

— Tig Notaro