You know, my mom, who inspired me to be a novelist, I remember her reading 'The Agony and the Ecstasy,' about Michelangelo, and saying... →
Scott Turow
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
Mark Twain
Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
Once I said to my mother: 'You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,' and she said: 'What else is there?'
Cy Twombly
I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just... →
Anne Tyler
My mother was the only one who encouraged and inspired me for singing. She was singing all the time in the house, playing records also.
Bonnie Tyler
Alzheimer's is a horrible thing. Some people are naive about it. They think, 'Oh it's just your memory,' but my mother was in... →
I went to all the shops in the village looking for work. I didn't have any qualifications. I ended up working in a grocery shop for about a year... →
My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat or... →
My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me: 'Believe in... →