{"quotes":[{"text":"I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.","author":"Lance Conrad","tags":["heroism","motherhood","mothers"],"id":1688,"author_id":"Lance+Conrad"},{"text":"Sometimesmoms are bribes,bludgeoning,with tongues that chase youwhenever you get a chance passed a mirror.","author":"Kay Ulanday Barrett","tags":["expectations","moms","mothering","mothers","mothers-and-children"],"id":5212,"author_id":"Kay+Ulanday+Barrett"},{"text":"The only thing Jess really cared about were those two children and letting them know they were okay. Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you'd be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved. That you deserved to be loved.","author":"Jojo Moyes","tags":["children","love","motherhood","mothers"],"id":5815,"author_id":"Jojo+Moyes"},{"text":"Mothers, I believe, intoxicate us. We idolize them and take them for granted. We hate them and blame them and exalt them more thoroughly than anyone else in our lives. We sift through the evidence of their love, reassure ourselves of their affection and its biological genesis. We can steal and lie and leave and they will love us.","author":"Megan Mayhew Bergman","tags":["mothers"],"id":6068,"author_id":"Megan+Mayhew+Bergman"},{"text":"The best thing she was, was her children.","author":"Toni Morrison","tags":["children","motherhood","mothers"],"id":6168,"author_id":"Toni+Morrison"},{"text":"You come from your mauma, you sleep in the bed with her till you're near twenty years grown, and you still don't know what haunches in the dark corners of her.","author":"Sue Monk Kidd","tags":["daughters","mothers","secrets"],"id":6746,"author_id":"Sue+Monk+Kidd"},{"text":"But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that’s what mothers did.","author":"Kiera Cass","tags":["mothers"],"id":7426,"author_id":"Kiera+Cass"},{"text":"People say a mother is only as happy as her least happy child. But what if the state of that child's happiness has become a mystery? What if that child is no longer a child but a young man who has removed himself to a great distance and encased himself in silence?","author":"Jan Ellison","tags":["mothers","parenting"],"id":9271,"author_id":"Jan+Ellison"},{"text":"NOTHING HAS EVER LOOKED LIKE THAT EVER IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY,” he said. His enthusiasm was adorable. I couldn’t resist leaning over to kiss him on the cheek.“Just so you know, I’m right here,” Mom said. “Sitting next to you. Your mother. Who held your hand as you took your first infantile steps.”“It’s friendly,” I reminded her, turning to kiss her on the cheek.“Didn’t feel too friendly,” Gus mumbled just loud enough for me to hear. When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist.","author":"John Green","tags":["cute","hilarious","mothers"],"id":9358,"author_id":"John+Green"},{"text":"Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.","author":"James Rollins","tags":["bears","mother-nature","mothers"],"id":10283,"author_id":"James+Rollins"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":458,"pages":46,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}