Rachel Cusk Quotes

Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us.

I love babies. I also have this very deep desire to become a mother. I always thought that motherhood was my highest calling.

The maternal instinct is in me.

We need to recognize how difficult and important being a mother is.

Like most women, I always dreamed of becoming a mother.

Motherhood is the only thing in my life that I've really known for sure is something I wanted to do.

Being a mother was too important to me to risk running out of time.

I know that is what I was put on Earth to do - to be a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

While we tend to equate motherhood solely with maternity, in the Lord’s language, the word 'mother' has layers of meaning...Mothe rhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us.

I've always wanted to have kids. I do think I would be a great mom.

Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

Having children is what a woman is born for, really.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

I value mothers and motherhood enormously. For every inattentive or abusive mother in my fiction I think you'll find a dozen or so who are neither.

There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.

There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell of a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect.

Being mum is a number one job. That takes priority.

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment.

When I decide to become a mother I will just be that. That will be really important to me.

There's no real substitute for the care of the real mother.

Having a family is really important. And there would be something missing in my life as a woman if I didn't at least attempt to fulfil that side of me. Just for a certain period of your life, to have your sole purpose to be nurturing, feeding and protecting someone else: it's animalistic, isn't it? It's beautiful.

I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum.

I am a perfect case study for the transition from no maternal instinct to the love of motherhood.

Motherhood is the most beautiful thing that can happen to a woman.