Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Charlotte Gray

Quote by Charlotte Gray

“Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded, abandoned, frightened child is yours. You live in the suffering mothers of every race and creed and weep with them. You long to comfort all who are desolate.”

Quote by Charlotte Gray

Author

Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray, born on January 3, 1948, is a renowned Canadian author known for her historical novels. Her works focus on the stories of women in war-time settings, captivating readers with their deep insights into historical events and characters. more

You May Also Like

“Women know the way to rear up children (to be just). They know a simple, merry, tender knack of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes, and stringing pretty words that make no sense. And kissing full sense into empty words.”

“A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.”

“People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived.' They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates, and society.”

“A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it.”