“My mother was always unpredictable. She had unexpected kindness, then shut herself in again. I knew those attentions and their intermittence. I tried to win them, but it wasn't for merit or guilt that they arrived or were absent. If I had known that when I was younger, I wouldn't have wasted the effort: if I had known that her affection didn't depend on me.” MotherPsychologyRelationshipMother ChildMother Daughter Relationship Book:Borgo Sud Source: Borgo Sud
“Nel tempo ho perso anche quell'idea confusa di normalita' e oggi davvero ignoro che luogo sia una madre. Mi manca come puo' mancare la salute, un riparo, una certezza. E' un vuoto persistente, che conosco ma non supero. Gira la testa a guardarci dentro. Un paesaggio desolato che di notte toglie il sonno e fabbrica incubi nel poco che lascia. La sola madre che non ho mai perduto e' quella delle mie paure.” MadreMancanza Book:L'Arminuta Source: L'Arminuta