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Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months…

— Chirlane McCray

Being a very bad daughter, I never really took time to sit down and listen to my mother's story, and she passed away in…

— Mabel Cheung

My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings…

— Cathy Guisewite

At a certain moment, I decided to write a story. I had no more small children to tell them stories.

— Umberto Eco

For a long time, I let my mother say what she wanted about me, and what was worse, for a long time I believed…

— Junot Diaz

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

I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic level.

— Joyce Maynard

I think I have always wanted to tell stories. My mother was the real catalyst. I kept talking about it and so she pulled…

— Kim Smith

The thing that probably frustrated me and hurt me the most was when there were inaccurate stories written about me or stories that were…

— Steve Scalise

My mother hid the struggle from us children. She complained about her salary, and she had a tough time. Although she became a headmistress,…

— Derek Walcott

When I was younger, I would write a ton, mostly because my mom told me I had incredible creativity and a gift of using…

— Michelle Visage

My mother talked about the stories I used to spin as a child of three, before I started school. I would tell this story…

— Lupita Nyong'o