Parenting Quote by Gail Honeyman

“I only look at her as a mother, and she doesn't succeed in being that to me.”

— Anne Frank

“She wasn't the perfect mom. However, she was the perfect Mother for me.”

— Raymond D. Longoria Jr

“Why do you have to be such a nice guy?” He flashed his dimples at her. “You’ve met my mother. Too scared not to…

— Shannon Stacey

“...after all, she had birthed us alone, diapered and fed us, helped us with homework, kissed and hugged us, poured her love into us.…

— Aimee Bender

“I saw in her more potential, more character, than her mother allowed.”

— Amy Goldwasser

“The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways…

— Jill Churchill

“Mom's smiles were the most beautiful thing in the world, and they almost always made things better. They almost even made an early bedtime…

— Thea Harrison

“She admired all these women who were mothers. My God, you had to be devilishly careful not to say the wrong thing.”

— Dörthe Binkert

“I began to think I quite liked her really. It's always so nice to meet someone more badly behaved than oneself.”

— Helen Fielding

“That girl was the real me. Frightened. Worthless. A terrible friend. Terrible daughter. Well educated but so limited in ideas worth having. Beautiful yet…

— Fisher Amelie

“It surprised me to want her [my mother] the most, but I'd never been miserable without her.”

— Jim Lynch

“She had a thing for cocky assholes. When they expressed interest in her it seemed meaningful. When nice guys hit on her, she had…

— Lucinda Rosenfeld