My kitchen linoleum is so black and shiny that I waltz while I wait for the kettle to boil. This pleasure is for the old who live alone.

Quote by Florida Scott-Maxwell

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No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of...

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of...

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough,...

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough,...

It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but...

It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but...

Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't...

Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't...

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of...

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of...

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood.

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood.

I love being a mother. It has its ups and downs but theres no better...

I love being a mother. It has its ups and downs but theres no better...

Great mothers bring the arms of comfort to an insecure child in a world of...

Great mothers bring the arms of comfort to an insecure child in a world of...

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth.

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

The best part of being a mom is when I see my kids genuinely happy...

The best part of being a mom is when I see my kids genuinely happy...

Love is blind, your mother started loving you before she ever saw your face.

Love is blind, your mother started loving you before she ever saw your face.

Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded,...

Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded,...

I think being mom is a lifetime contract...24/7.

I think being mom is a lifetime contract...24/7.

Being a mother means your wants come last and your child's needs comes first.

Being a mother means your wants come last and your child's needs comes first.

Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in...

Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in...

Being a mom has pushed me to want to make the world a better place.

Being a mom has pushed me to want to make the world a better place.

She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along.

She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along.

I love my Mom for actually being a mother and keeping my life steered straight.

I love my Mom for actually being a mother and keeping my life steered straight.