1,337 Quotes About Motherhood

And a mother without children is not a mother at all, and if I am not a mother, than I am nothing. Nothing. I am like sugar dissolved in a glass of water. Or, I am like salt, which disappears when you cook with it. I am salt. Without my children, I cease to exist.

American culture at large has failed working mothers.

A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life.

Like small animals sheltered deep in their den

When you go into labor you see that you are not the captain of the ship. You are the ship. There is no captain. There are only the waves.

A mother who would stop at nothing for her child is dangerous woman when crossed.

When you hold a child to your breast to nurse, the curve of the little head echoes exactly the curve of the breast it suckles, as though this new person truly mirrors the flesh from which it sprang.

...Being a mother is like being a gardener of souls. You tend your children, make sure the light always touches them; you nourish them. You sow your seeds, and reap what you sow.

...Being a mother is like being a gardener of souls. You tend your children, make sure the light always touches them