Quotes Mother Daughter Relationships

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The older I get,
the more I see
the power of that young woman,
my mother.

~ Sharon Olds

When my mother was near death
at age 90, she said she was ready
to die but could not. "You and
Jim need me," she said.

~ Joan Didion

[My mother] had handed down respect
for the possibilities—and the will to
grasp them.

~ Alice Walker

Whether our relationship is strained
or easy, hostile or amiable, we need
our mother if only in memory ...
to conjugate our history, validate our
femaleness and guide our way.

~ Victoria Secunda

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in
to all his whims; to love him is to bring out
the best in him, to teach him to love what
is difficult.

~ Nadia Boulanger

Quotes Mother Daughter Relationships

My mother never gave up on me. I messed
up in school so much they were sending
me home, but my mother sent me right back.

~ Denzel Washington

If you've never been hated by your child,
you've never been a parent.

~ Bette Davis

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