Absence Quote by Judith Viorst

The concept of 'Momism' is male nonsense. It is the refuge of a man seeking excuses for his own lack of virility. I have…

— Pearl S. Buck

Partners and mothers allow men to get away with too much.

— Lennie James

Women often have a fraught relationship with their mothers, even though that's the most important relationship in their lives.

— Alice Lowe

I think because mothers usually are the people who take care of us when we're little, and when we're little those mothers are omnipotent,…

— Siri Hustvedt

[W]earisome as it may seem, women must realize that, in making a commitment to a man, they have merged in his unconscious with his…

— Camille Paglia

“Women in troubled marriages frequently try to work out their problems through their children. Whether a woman does this through the extremes of overwhelming…

— Susan Forward

We perversely see mother love as the problem--when it is all we have to sustain us--rather than blaming the fathers who have run out…

— Frank Pittman

“Males have an internal radar that can detect female sexual availability or vulnerability. This exposes young girls and women to predators who prey upon…

— Rick Johnson

“In addition to withholding love and attention and thereby frustrating her son, a cold, rejecting mother will often punish him for his normal needs…

— Susan Forward

If you believe in the maternal instinct and fail at mother love, you fail as a woman. It is a controlling idea that holds…

— Nancy Friday

A father may turn his back on his child, … . but a mother's love endures through all.

— Washington Irving

I've had relationships with men who are simply not willing to change their lifestyle. That's fine if you're unformed as a woman and you're…

— Catherine Oxenberg