“Mothers, I believe, intoxicate us. We idolize them and take them for granted. We hate them and blame them and exalt them more thoroughly than anyone else in our lives. We sift through the evidence of their love, reassure ourselves of their affection and its biological genesis. We can steal and lie and leave and they will love us.”
― Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories
― Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories
“But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.”
― Antsy Does Time
― Antsy Does Time
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