Mother Quote by Reyna Grande Download Open image ““Juana ran her hand over her mother’s face. “One day”” — Reyna Grande ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Mother Parenting
“One woman is as dark as night. A white wrap covers her head, and a cigar is clenched between her strong, white teeth. My… — Zoraida Córdova Copy Share Image
“Mama Juanita used to say that when you drop a spoon, get ready for company, probably from a vindictive woman. A fork—a handsome man.… — Zoraida Córdova Copy Share Image
“Mama Juanita used to tell us the story of La Vieja Tollussa, who put herself in a hundred-year sleep to outlive her enemies. But… — Zoraida Córdova Copy Share Image
“Sometimes she would whisper the word Mama and see her mother’s face a hundred times in a single afternoon.” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“My mother was the force around which our world turned. Unlike our father, who spent his life in the clouds, my mother was propelled through the universe by the brute force of reason. She was the judge in all of our arguments. One disapproving word from her was enough to send us off to hide in a corner, where we… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share
“She must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.” — Carrie Ryan Copy Share Image
“Mothers took their mothering so seriously now. Their frantic little faces...Ponytails swinging. Eyes fixed on the mobile phones held in the palms of their… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
“My mother picked me up in her arms, touching my checks comforting my distress. I stared into her eyes and held her hair in… — Joseph McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Her mother was by turns tender and pathetic and terrifying, broken in a way that no one, in that time or place, had any… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
“She knew nothing of the massacre that went on around her, but when she released the wail of a broken hearted mother, one man… — Elizabeth Bourgeret Copy Share Image
“Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don’t stop and hug her… — Emmy Laybourne Copy Share Image
“She saw a roach pass by her foot, and she instantly lifted it up and brought it down on the roach. She didn’t want… — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
“Just because they aren't with us doesn't mean we don't have parents anymore.” — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
“What's the border, Papi?' 'Hills,' Her father whispered. 'Hills and bushes, that's all it is. But we must walk across it.' 'Papi, if it's… — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
“Some spit fire out of their mouths and others juggled balls or pins, their faces painted to look like clowns. Juana wondered if they… — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
“And I didn't stop hating my name until many years later, when I realized that it wasn't a name to be ashamed of, but… — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
“We were already living in some kind of Hell in this strange place of broken beauty.” — Reyna Grande Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and LEAN into the curves, etc), and used a small circular needle (socks and mittens) in order to keep the knitting in her pocket until they were under way; then she leaned back slightly so Gaffer couldn't… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share
My mother was strong-willed, demanding, and very supportive all at the same time. — Michael Spence Copy Share Image
Everything comes home, my mother used to say; every word spoken, every shadow cast, every footprint in the sand. It can't be helped; it's… — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans. — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had… — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
