The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. – Rajneesh

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. – Aristotle

A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

The precursor of the mirror is the mother’s face. – D.W. Winnicott, Playing and Reality, 1971