"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."—Honore de Balzac
"A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary."—Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
"The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."—Jessica Lange
"Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all."—Oliver Wendell Holmes.
"A mother's arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them."—Victor Hugo
"Mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."—Marion C. Garretty.
"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child."—Sophia Loren.
"Mother, the ribbons of your love are woven around my heart."—Anonymous
