“I must speak the truth, even at the risk of being ostracized by my fellow scribblers. In fact, anticipating their rage, I have already applied for a place in the Canada Council's witness-protection program. This because, much as it pains me to turn on my kind, I fear the time has come to admit that far too many celebrated writers were outrageous liars, philanderers, drunks, druggies, unsuitable babysitters, plagiarists, psychopaths, parasites, cowards, indifferent dads or moms and bad credit risks.” KindFactsPainTurnsSpeakRiskMomDadProgramFellowsCreditProtectionRageWitnessCanadaLiarsCowardIndifferentCouncilTurn-onOutrageousSpeak The TruthPsychopathParasitesBabysitterPhilandererDruggies Author:Mordecai Richler
“It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, 'cause I love her and she's my friend.” ChildrenPainYoungLostCausesParentLosesNaturalHappenedMomMy FriendsMy MomNatural Things Author:Angelina Jolie
“I was brought up Catholic and we show my mom, my mother, my sister and then I take pains to explain on camera, that there were years after that where I wasn't really religious. I certainly wasn't a Catholic anymore, but I still lived with some mythical man in my head. I didn't really put a name to a face, but I just knew that if I was in trouble or scared I would go, 'Oh God, please help me get out of this one.'” IfsMenYearsStillsHelpingShowsPainFacesMotherNamesReligiousTroubleMomPleaseCamerasCatholicScaredMy MomHelp MeMy Sister Author:Bill Maher
“It was hard for me, as a father, to imagine going through what my birth mom went through, to raise a child inside of her for nine months, and then have to say goodbye. And so it's hard for me to understand that pain and that process.” ChildrenHardPainFatherProcessImagineMomMonthsBirthRaisesNineGoodbyeSaying GoodbyeNine Months Author:Michael Franti
“I think watching my mom gave me great inspiration, I wish that had been reinforced more verbally. It would have kept me from a lot of pain.” ThinkingInspirationPainWishMomMy Mom Author:Viola Davis
“I've endured quite a bit of physical pain. My mom says that I got my first set of stitches when I was one-and-a-half. A cat got my eye.” FirstsEyePainBitsHalfMomCatMy MomStitchesPhysical Pain Author:Bobby Williams
“Aren't most of us dealing with the fact that we have moms who either weren't ready to be moms or had some level of resentment about it? Everybody is dealing with the different iteration of pain their mom has handed them.” DifferentPainMomResentment Author:Lena Dunham