Apprehension Quote by Soheir Khashoggi

“Was it always to be like this? she wondered. A moment of joy followed by a new sorrow?”

— Soheir Khashoggi

“She wished, fleetingly, that her mother was not her mother, and for this she felt not guilt and sadness but a single emotion, a…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“A mother's happiness; something you recognize and then forget; it didn't seem to matter much, though it spread through our bodies.”

— Mona Simpson

“I wanted to tell you that I was so sad I felt as if I might be happy, or in love, simply because such…

— Chris Adrian

“It has taken me twenty-eight years to be able to admit that I'm glad I did not know my mother until now. Not because,…

— Jodi Picoult

“Mama stared at me not with sadness, but with pleading. She was thinner than I'd ever allowed myself to notice, looking more like a…

— Ami McKay

“I suddenly wondered whether Mother might not actually be happy now, whether the sensation of happiness might not be something like faintly glittering gold…

— Osamu Dazai

“Think of your mother and smile for all of the good precious moments.”

— Ana Monnar

“I saw in her expression that old, unshakable mountain of concern. And I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at…

— Mitch Albom

“Together we look like our mother. Her same eyes, her same mouth, open in surprise to see, at last, her long-cherished wish.”

— Amy Tan

“The memory of you saddened my joys, but consoled my sorrows.”

— Henri Barbusse

“want me to feel like this. Lately, the world hadn’t been interested in what makes me happy. Mom”

— Sarah Tork