It's tricky because you have to treat the mother and the baby. The mothers are in turmoil, so we try to reassure them that they will do well and get them to concentrate on delivering the baby.

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary

We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.

A praying mother is more precious and valuable than all the riches in the world.

Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School and my mother would get drunk and try to make pancakes