“A mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other. ”
“At least it would have been perfect, if it wasn't for my mother.”
“What would my life, have been like, if I hadn't been put up for adoption? Who would my parents have been then? Or my parent, my mother?”
“My mother made a sound that from a lesser woman would have been a snort.”
“My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one.”
“All mothers are proud of their children, Jena. I would have been very proud of my child if I had gotten the chance to know him or her. Someday, if you become a mother, you will be proud of your children. It is just the way mothers are.”