“"You sound as if you question the authority and the decision of the Oracle, who said he should die." "I do not. Why should I? But the Oracle did not ask me to carry out its decision." [...] "The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her mesenger," Okonkwo said. "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm."” IfsShouldChildrenSaidEarthMotherDiesAsksSoundDecisionPiecesAuthorityHotFingersAsk MeShould IPalmsObeyingOraclesThings Fall Apart OkonkwoYamsOkonkwo Author:Chinua Achebe
“When teachers or people in authority put me down or in one way or another tried to make me feel less than equal to what they thought I should be - my mother was on my side. It was amazing.” PeopleWayFeelsShouldMotherSidesTeacherEqualAuthorityOne Way Author:Maya Angelou
“The idea of feminine authority is so deeply embedded in the human subconscious that even after all these centuries of father-right the young child instinctively regards the mother as the supreme authority. He looks upon the father as equal with himself, equally subject to the woman's rule. Children have to be taught to love, honor, and respect the father, a task usually assumed by the mother.” HumansLooksChildrenIdeasYoungMotherFatherSubjectsCenturyTaughtHonorEqualAuthorityTasksRegardSupremeLook UpFeminineSubconsciousEmbeddedYoung ChildrenHonor And Respect Author:Elizabeth Gould Davis
“It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary obligations: she is a mother and she must exercise paternal authority. Few woman are strong enough to understand and to play this role.” TwoEnoughPlayMotherStrongRolesWifeDutyEasierExerciseAuthorityContraryObligationStrong EnoughWidowsGood MotherGood Wife Author:Honore de Balzac