Affectionate Quote by Martin Amis

“Jane exerts what little control she has as an otherwise politically and socially powerless woman of no means through her voice of sensitivity and…

— Karen Swallow Prior

You know how people say stepmothers are wicked? Well maybe, it's not the mother who is wicked, maybe, it's the child.

— Farahliyana Ray

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in…

— Desiderius Erasmus

My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more…

— Katharine Graham

Mothers support certain illusions about their children, and one of my illusions was that I liked who I was, because she did. When she…

— Mitch Albom

“She picked up the book beside her. Jane Eyre. Used, bought recently in a bookshop in Camden Passage, shabby nineteenth-century binding, pages bearing vague…

— Michelle Cliff

Jane had that happy disposition which would like to imagine that every one really wishes the well-being of his neighbour and struggles, though sometimes…

— Phyllis Bottome

One of the great things about my mother is she really valued people's character more than what they did.

— Hillary Clinton

The way I've grown up, the manner I am today, reflects on my mother.

— Yannick Bolasie

“Lillian tells everyone about her flaws," Daisy said, her brown eyes twinkling. "She's proud of them." "I do have a terrible temper," Lillian acknowledged…

— Lisa Kleypas

Losing Jane was tragic and I thought I'd never get married again, or have more children, or would even ever want to.

— Glenn McGrath

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

— Jan de Bont