Behavior Quote by Lorna Luft

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.

— Martha Wainwright

My mother was crazy.

— Logic

I think my mother was baffled by me. We were polar opposites. She was shy and retiring. I was over-fond of the limelight. Many…

— Laurie Graham

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

— Ariel Gore

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didnt always know how to be the nurturing…

— Amy Tan

Even though my mom herself was anxious, I think she didn't know how to deal with it in her kid, and my dad just…

— Scott Stossel

If my mother hadn't encouraged me, I would be nervous and feeling like I'm doing something wrong.

— Alek Wek

Mothers are all slightly insane.

— J. D. Salinger

All mothers are slightly insane...

— J. D. Salinger

Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.

— Marguerite Duras

My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible.

— Mark Ronson

Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.

— Anne Lamott