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The desolation and terror of, for the first time, realizing that t

The desolation and terror of, for the first time, realizing that the mother can lose you, or you her, and your own abysmal loneliness and helplessness without her. – Francis Thompson

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All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. – Francis Thompson

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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895

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Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not. – James Joyce

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I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine — she helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights. – Terri Guillemets

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A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. – Victor Hugo

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