One time, when he was a child, in a power-failure, his mother had found and lit a last candle and there had been a brief hour of rediscovery, of such illumination that space lost its vast dimensions and drew comfortably around them, and they, mother and son, alone, transformed, hoping that the power might not come on again too soon.... Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 children light Beautiful Quotes
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. Victor Hugo Les Misérables children Meaningful Quotes
The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married. Chuck Palahniuk Choke Victor Mancini men upbringing
She was there for me at a time when no one else was. We used to talk for hours. She was not only a singularly gifted witch but an uncommonly kind woman. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Remus Lupin beauty support sorcery, wizards
— Mom! Haruhi's using foul language! — Mom' being? — Position-wise... probably me. Ouran High School Host Club Tamaki Suou Kyouya Ootori
It's better not being a mum at all than being a bad one. Sex Education Season 1 Episode 3 motherhood parents
Mothers are like cops. They always believe the worst. Mario Puzo The Godfather Don Corlcone life quotes
— You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you. Every single moment. Don't you get it? Look down the road to her wedding. I'm in a room alone with her, fitting her veil, fluffing her dress, telling her, "No woman has ever looked that beautiful." And my fear is that she'll be thinking, "I wish my mom was here." — And mine is she won't. But the truth is she doesn't have to choose. She can have us both, love us both. And she will be a better person because of me and because of you. I have their past, and you can have their future. Stepmom Isabel Kelly Jackie Harrison Sad Quotes
I love my sons too much to mollycoddle them. Angelique Et Le Roi Angélique de Peyrac de Morens d'Irristru, marquise du Plessis-Bellière love children pity upbringing Meaningful Quotes
This is even after the Easter Bunny turned out to be a lie. Even after Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy and Saint Christopher and Newtonian physics and the Niels Bohr model of the atom, this stupid, stupid kid still believed the Mommy. Chuck Palahniuk Choke trust
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. Tenneva Jordan Beautiful Quotes
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same. Pearl S. Buck love life quotes
How much the average home depends upon the mother was seen when it was feared the end was near. Theodore Dreiser Jenny Gerhardt house life quotes
Fathers. Mothers. With all their caring and attention. They will fuck you up, every time. Chuck Palahniuk Snuff father understanding sympathy (compassion)