May 10, 2025

10 iconic lines on Mothers from literature

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Literature's tribute to Mothers

Mothers need no introduction. They are the bravehearts and selfless humans who protect, love, care for us, and more. And to celebrate Mother’s Day, their selfless love and their dedication, here we mention 10 iconic lines on Mothers from literature.

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​‘For One More Day’ by Mitch Albom

“But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.”

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‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio

“My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.”

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‘On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous’ by Ocean Vuong

“I am writing you from inside a body that used to be yours. Which is to say, I am writing as a son.”

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‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ by Thomas Hardy

"She was of the stuff of which great men's mothers are made. She was indispensable to high generation, hated at tea parties, feared in shops, and loved at crises."

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‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou

"To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow."

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‘The Last Séance' by Agatha Christie

"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."

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‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie

“‘Can anything harm us, mother, after the night-lights are lit?’‘Nothing, precious,’ she said; ‘they are the eyes a mother leaves behind her to guard her children.’”

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‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ by J. K. Rowling

“He didn't realise that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark.”

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‘Mom & Me & Mom’ by Maya Angelou

“I really saw clearly, and for the first time, why a mother is really important. Not just because she feeds, loves, cuddles and even mollycoddles a child, but because in an interesting & an eerie way, she stands in the gap. She stands between the unknown and the known.”

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‘Summer Island’ by Kristin Hannah

"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."

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