‘Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.’ – Robert Browning

‘To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.’ – Maya Angelou

In this special anthology of quotations, humanity’s greatest thinkers and poets capture the unique bond between mother and child. With over 100 moving quotes from writers throughout the centuries – from Shakespeare to Salinger, Mark Twain to J.K. Rowling – In Praise of Mothers is the perfect choice for those who want to give something more meaningful than a traditional greeting card.