“Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” — Gail Tsukiyama

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

“When you’re in the thick of raising your kids by yourself, you tend to keep a running list of everything you think you’re doing wrong. I recommend taking a lot of family pictures as evidence to the contrary.”  — Connie Schultz