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“Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this: And each time the girl would shriek and run away.”

— Kelly DiPucchio

“She sounded just like my mother, and I knew that if I didn’t interrupt, the lecture would escalate until I wanted to slit my…

— Lesley Nneka Arimah

“She sat at the little table, her expression like that of a child digesting failed plans.”

— R.J. Lawrence

“Sometimes she would whisper the word Mama and see her mother’s face a hundred times in a single afternoon.”

— Markus Zusak

“Where’s Mom? I can’t wait to tell her all about this.” “She’s going to be late. An appointment, I think.” “Again?” Jessica pouted. “That…

— Francine Pascal

“story she used to tell me when I was a child, just a made-up story. Lately,”

— Karen McQuestion

“I woke up and you weren’t here.” Her eyes drift over my arms and chest, laden with weaponry. “What are you doing?” “I’m leaving.”…

— Emma Chase

“For once, I hold onto her craziness for strength. Sometimes , I just have to let go and let me inner Mom out.”

— Susan Ee

“And then my fairly strict, wedding-obsessed mother fell apart in my arms.”

— Debra Anastasia

“My mom chooses her battles carefully, and I can tell you one thing about my family. When my mom does say something, she always…

— Stephen Chbosky

“We hadn’t spoken one word to each other since the death glare last night, and I couldn’t help but check both of her hands…

— Laurel Ulen Curtis

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

— Anne Frank