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“Mariam saw now the sacrifices a mother made. Decency was but one. ”

— khaled hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Share via Whatsapp

“To see her, amid all of it. To see that contentment and beauty were not unattainable things.”

— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Share via Whatsapp

“A mother shows mercy.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita, Share via Whatsapp

“You need to call on your best and strongest self.”

— Kate Mulgrew, Born With Teeth, Share via Whatsapp

“My mother s life was way too heavy for me.”

— Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees, Share via Whatsapp

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”

— Washington Irving, Share via Whatsapp

“But there s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother s story, because hers is where yours begin.”

— Mitch Albom, For One More Day, Share via Whatsapp

“If you can t go back to your mother s womb, you d better learn to be a good fighter.”

— Anchee Min, Red Azalea, Share via Whatsapp

“No man is poor who has a Godly mother.”

— Abraham Lincoln, Share via Whatsapp

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”

— George Washington, Share via Whatsapp

“My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.”

— R.J. Palacio, Wonder, Share via Whatsapp

“A mother s body remembers her babies-the folds of soft flesh, the softly furred scalp against her nose. Each child has it s own entreaties to body and soul.”

— Barbara Kingsolver, Share via Whatsapp

“But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.”

— Adriana Trigiani, Viola in Reel Life, Share via Whatsapp

“I loved my mother too, I said. I still do. That s the thing - it never goes away, even if the person does.”

— Anna Carey, Eve, Share via Whatsapp

“When you feel neglected, think of the female salmon, who lays 3,000,000 eggs but no one remembers her on Mother s Day”

— Sam Ewing, Share via Whatsapp

“كم أشتهي أن أكون ابنة أمي فقط ، و لا أحد لي سواها”

— واسيني الأعرج, طوق الياسمين, Share via Whatsapp

“When did my house turn into a hangout for every grossly overpaid, terminally pampered professional football player in northern Illinois? We like it here, Jason said. It reminds us of home. Plus, no women around. Leandro Collins, the Bears first-string tight end emerged from the office munching on a bag of chips. There s times when you need a rest from the ladies. Annabelle shot out her arm and smacked him in the side of the head. Don t forget who you re talking to. Leandro had a short fuse, and he d been known to take out a ref here and there when he didn t like a call, but the tight end merely rubbed the side of his head and grimaced. Just like my mama. Mine, too, Tremaine said with happy nod. Annabelle spun on Heath. Their mother! I m thirty-one years old, and I remind them of their mothers. You act like my mother, Sean pointed out, unwisely as it transpired, because he got a swat in the head next.”

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Match Me If You Can, Share via Whatsapp