Childhood Quote by Fannie Flagg

“A light went on in my mind. I wanted to turn the light back off because if what it was illuminating was true, I'd…

— Karey White

“It was late when he got home, but as usual, every light in the house was still switched on. A lot of school time…

— Harlan Coben

“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

“It was during this period that she would wake in the night and get out of bed to go to her parents’ room, only…

— Christina Baker Kline

“From diapers on, I felt like there was something not good about me, but it was invisible to everybody but my mother. And whenever…

— Jerry Stahl

“Embrace your power. Before, when you hid your light you were safe and non-threatening. As you begin to shine, those who cannot support your…

— Kelly Martin

“God forgot to turn off the light when he left.”

— Niko Stoifberg

“Never let your light go out.”

— Jason Ellis

“The things a mother does well are always invisible compared to the things she does badly.”

— Amy Wilson

“Everyone else could get through to my mother: all they had to do was dial a number and wait for her to pick up.…

— Sarah Dessen

“Try to leave a light on when I'm gone. Somethin' to rely on to get home.”

— David Cook-Martin

“Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me. A mother, after all, is…

— Meghan O'Rourke