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I love my mother so much, because I see the whole of her.

There are things about my mum that I only realised later, things that make me admire her.

My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the usual share of divorce, step-children, dysfunction, and obfuscation. I've spent most of my adult life attempting to deconstruct that history and separate fact from fiction.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

My mother was the love of my life.

I feel bad that I never discussed my mother's life and times as a career woman with her.

Women often have a fraught relationship with their mothers, even though that's the most important relationship in their lives.

Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.

The relationship you have with your mother is like nothing else. They do kind of know everything about you, even though they don't confront it. That is often a dynamic from childhood onwards. As a teenager, you want to be independent and do slightly furtive things.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.