Mother Quote by Virginia Woolf

We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing.…

— Ben Okri

“Mothers and women in love: both ferocious females.”

— Irène Némirovsky

As an actress, as you get older, you find yourself in a situation where you play mothers or women who are hoping to be…

— Natalie Dormer

But before we were mothers, we have been, first of all, women, with actual bodies and actual minds.

— Adrienne Rich

There is so much conflicting advice for mothers. Women finding out what works for them is the most important aspect. For me, being connected…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

Readers tell me that my novels are filled with significant mothers. Do I realize this? Do I do it on purpose? The truth is,…

— Julia Glass

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

— Neal Shusterman

“I think all mothers shine a little, you know, at least until their kids grow up enough to watch out for themselves.”

— Stephen King

“We think back through our mothers and grandmothers, if we are women.”

— Virginia Woolf

As mothers, women are often the first to know when the food they feed their children is tainted with pollutants or impurities, because they…

— Kerry Kennedy

I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.

— Gillian Flynn

There's a different expectation, not just on mothers but on women. We're expected to do it all, to have it all, and look good…

— Catherine Reitman