“For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.”

“All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.”

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”

“Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.”

“To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.”

“I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.”

“For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.”

“I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.”

“When you learn not to want things so badly life comes to you.”