Life Quote by Chris Pavone

“She caught herself working so hard at mothering that she forgot to enjoy her children. -from ~Homecoming Season~”

— Susan Wiggs

“She wished for a moment that they were all children again. It still seemed extraordinary to her, that everything had turned out the way…

— Sarah Waters

“...since coming home, her life had stood still and a fine day like this made her impatient, almost desperate.”

— Ian McEwan

“I'm glad she left me the kids. I'd be lost without them. Lost and bitter. With them here, I'm only bitter.”

— Steven Herrick

“It was a moment before she replied. And in that moment, she realized that what was gone from her was the child in her,…

— Allan Folsom

“She had left a book at home that she was impatient to get back to.”

— Willa Cather

“the fact that her children were so obviously living their own lives was bittersweet. Their independence was what you hoped for and worked toward,…

— Wendy Wax

“It was quite possible that she had lost the capacity to love and care anymore and that this is how she was going to…

— Maeve Binchy

“Wasn’t it hard that you did so much for children and loved them so deeply and they seemed so indifferent to you in return?”

— Maeve Binchy

“He couldn't just take her home, bed her, and wait for children to pop out. Somewhere in between, he'd have to talk to her.”

— Jodi Thomas

“Why did she feel like she was still broken?”

— Allison Brennan

“My kid, her life. I want for her what she wants for herself.”

— Laura Castoro