”Mothers are all slightly insane.”- J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
“There’s no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids.”- Stephen King
“(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that’s the only shift they offer.”- Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper
“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”- L.R. Knost, Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
“You don’t have favourites among your children, but you do have allies.”- Zadie Smith, On Beauty