“My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.” MenWritingCharacterMotherFatherParentNiceReaderGentleSupportiveColorfulNice Man Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“A mother's love is indeed the golden link that binds youth to age; and he is still but a child, however time may have furrowed his cheek, or silvered his brow, who can yet recall, with a softened heart, the fond devotion, or the gentle chidings, of the best friend that God gives us.” GivingHeartMayChildrenStillsAgeMotherLove IsYouthDevotionGoldenGentleLinksCheeksRecallsBrowsMother's Love Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“In the soft and gentle arms of a mother's love, children can come to know the voice of the Lord.” KnowsChildrenMotherVoiceLordArmsGentleChildren LoveMother's Love Author:Dwan J. Young
“The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood. They are not profound, but they have stayed with me through life, and when I am very old, they will still be near . . .” HeartStillsMotherMemoriesChildhoodMy HeartProfoundGentleClosestReading Aloud Author:Margaret Sanger
“The child--a skilled actor with a hundred masks: a different one for his mother, father, grandmother or grandfather, for a stern or lenient teacher, for the cook or maid, for his own friends, for the rich and poor. Naive and cunning, humble and haughty, gentle and vengeful, well behaved and willful, he disguises himself so well that he can lead us by the nose.” WellsChildrenDifferentMotherActorsFatherPoorRichTeacherHundredHumbleCooksNosesGentleMaskGrandmotherGrandfatherDisguiseNaiveCunningRich And PoorMaidsHaughtyVengefulLenient Author:Janusz Korczak
“How deep is our desire to do better than our mothers--to bring daughters into adulthood strong and fierce yet loving and gentle, adventurous and competitive but still nurturing and friendly, sweet yet sharp. We know as working women that we can't quite have it all, but that hasn't stopped us from wanting it all for them.” KnowsStillsMotherDesireStrongWorkSweetDaughterGentleFriendlyFierceAdulthoodAdventurousNurturingWorking Women Author:Anne Roiphe