Halloween Quote by Rachel Hawkins

“While Mary brushed my pistachio silk carriage dress, Mama tugged the laces of my corset as tight as they would go. She grunted and…

— Susan Dennard

“One of the things that was great about my mom, as a mom, was that she always knew when she was being kind of…

— Kimberly McCreight

“It killed me that one of the hardest parts of being a mom was sometimes dealing with other moms. The judgments, the looks, the…

— Bunmi Laditan

“Mama operated under the assumption that I was eight years old and incapable of feeding myself. It was physically impossible for her to cross…

— Molly Harper

“For me, Mama's cabinet had been full of mysteries and secrets to be puzzled out, like an adventure. For them it had been full…

— Stephanie Burgis

“My mother was in the bathtub crying and I was standing outside the door waiting, just in case she decided to slip her head…

— Eula Biss

“Mom's smiles were the most beautiful thing in the world, and they almost always made things better. They almost even made an early bedtime…

— Thea Harrison

“I'd never actually seen my mother sleep. As far as I knew, she simply shut herself in her room once night fell and lowered…

— Adrianne Brooks

“The good stuff in me I got from my mom. I can joke, I can laugh, I can tease, I can celebrate and support…

— Gillian Flynn

“My mother's death changed the alchemy of food. Holidays run together now like ungrooved rivers. I forget what they are for. I buy bakery…

— Florence Weinberger

“My mother had comforted me with tales ever since I was small. Sometimes they helped me peel a problem like an onion, or gave…

— Anita Amirrezvani

“Ah man. I remember the days of lying to my mother about a boy. Once I had a boy hidden in the closet and…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino