1,337 Quotes About Motherhood

She brushed the tears from their faces and sang them a melancholy lullaby. Her obvious devotion to her daughters pulled at my heart strings, making my chest ache with longing for my own mother.

My existence began the day you were created and was realized the day we met.

I wonder how much self-control and acting (mothers are very underrated actors) it took for her to quickly arrange her gestures into a composed expression and modify her voice so she sounded calm and reassuring.

A mother’s eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything.

Poor woman! She probably thought change of air might agree with many of her children.

if children weren’t so childish,i’d have childrenbut that doesn’t even matteri love children but i don’t want to acc have any

There ain't no feelin' in the world like takin' on somebody wilted and near bout gone, and you do what you can, and then all a-sudden the pore thang starts to put out new growth and git well.

Suddenly everyone in the room was laughing. With her own bright laughter, Salimah felt a great gust of air that had long been caught in her throat come bursting forth, and was aware of something new approaching within her as she drew fresh breath.

Kids are hard -they drive you crazy and break your heart- whereas grandchildren make you feel great about life, and yourself, and your ability to love someone unconditionally, finally, after all these years.