Some men a forward motion love,
But I by backward steps would move.
Mother's Day Quotes
Most of what you will see here is about love in general, because the Mother page itself is short. The page is assembled from the pages on mothers, love and gratitude.
If you want quotes that are actually about mothers, the Mother page has fewer but more precise ones. For anything you plan to print or say out loud, check the source line and the label next to it.
Love alone was left, as a great image of a dream that was erased.
There was, he remembered, far more to love than what went on in bed, but that had its place too.
It was in the shady groves of dictionaries that Jack fell in love.
I lie here thinking of you:— the stain of love
is upon the world!
I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway.
Canst thou not wait for Love one flying hour
O heart of little faith?
Whene'er I hear French spoken as I approve,
I feel myself quietly falling in love.
Your own experience in love
will lead you through my verses' meaning.
The frost stings sweetly with a burning kiss
As intimate as love, as cold as death.
I've learned love is like a brick, you can build a house or sink a dead body.