Wonderful Literary Quotes About Wonderful Mothers

Let’s celebrate the wonderful women in our lives through these beautifully written book quotes about mothers:

“As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.”

―Kristin Hannah, Summer Island

“Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.”

―Louisa May Alcott, Jo’s Boys

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.”

―Agatha Christie, “The Last Séance”

“Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved. That you deserved to be loved.”

―Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother.”

―Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom

“But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begin.”
― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

“It’s come at last”, she thought, “the time when you can no longer stand between your children and heartache.”

―Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn