Death Quote by Meghan O'Rourke

After my mother's death, I had such difficulty relating to people.

— Jaron Lanier

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the…

— Mariska Hargitay

Even when I was young, there were times I could tell my mother wasn't handling my father's death well, but she was trying to…

— Wes Moore

Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.

— Molly Shannon

My mom died when I was 22. My stepfather, who I loved like a father, pretty quickly got involved with another woman. Suddenly there…

— Cheryl Strayed

My mother had a life-altering stroke when I was nineteen and she died when I was twenty-three. I'm now older than my mother when…

— Victoria Redel

The death of my mother permanently affects my happiness, more even than I should have anticipated, though I always knew that I must feel…

— Sara Coleridge

My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to her every…

— Maria Shriver

I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my…

— Cheryl Strayed

Motherhood brought me even closer to my own mother - I realised everything she'd been through.

— Amanda Redman

My mother died in 1997 and I spiralled into this self-destructive vortex of trying to annihilate my consciousness. I was afraid to face the…

— Panos Cosmatos

After my mother's death, I began to see her as she had really been… It was less like losing someone than discovering someone.

— Nancy Hale