“Mothers are inscrutable beings to their sons, always.”

Father was an atheist; he had even joined the Skeleton Army – a club of men who went about in masks or black faces, with ribald placards and a brass band, to make war upon the Salvation Army.

I think over the years, being a mother, I’ve matured in so many ways.

If your mother does not love you well or is no longer here to love you well, may you feel worthy enough to open to the thousand tiny ways the spirit of mother longs to love you today.

My own momma turned her back on me, and that’s my momma.

My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.

My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.

I just live life. I grew up in a Christian family, but, you know, the way Mom brought me up is to, you know, do you, to always be yourself.

I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mum.

I never felt like I had a mother.