My mother and father had so many ups and downs and stayed with each other and helped each other. My mother took in ironing and she was a waitress. My... →
Patti Smith
My mother answers all my fan mail.
I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.
For Christmas every year, my mother used to give me those cheap little diaries that would tell your horoscope and provide a little blank slot for... →
My father's mother was from Liverpool and she had this very beautiful English china. I only wanted to drink my cocoa out of my grandmother's... →
I've got a single mother.
Torrey Smith
At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern English... →
Wilbur Smith
They say if you drink Zambezi water with your mother's milk, you are always a slave of Africa, and I am.
My life is black and white and mixed. My mother's a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy - it's not an affectation. It's also the... →
Zadie Smith
You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me... →
Jurnee Smollett