Maternal Guidance Quotes

“Many women do not even have the basic teaching about predators that a wolf mother gives her pups, such as: if it's threatening and bigger than you, flee; if it's weaker, see what you want to do; if it's sick, leave it alone; if it has quills, poison, fangs, or razor claws, back up and go in the other direction; it it smells nice but is wrapped around metal jaws, walk on by.”
― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

“Mama's arms felt like ceremony on nights when the ghosts of my past experiences wouldn't let me sleep.”
― Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir

“It was my mother who regularly reminded me that I was merely a steward of any wealth I gained. With wealth came the responsibility to give it away, she would tell me.”
― Bill Gates, Source Code - Meine Anfänge

“Put some goodness into the world before it blows up.
[ -- Alice Crowe, Cameron Crowe's mother]”
― Cameron Crowe, The Uncool: A Memoir