Jodi Picoult Quotes

I had an amazing mother. She raised nine kids, practically as a single parent, which is the hardest thing in the world. Nine of us! Day in and day out. She had to make sure we all had an education and that we all felt loved.

I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.

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.

My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me.

I gave myself to my children. It happens to some women.

I think that, being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.

My mom sacrificed everything for my brother and me. She taught me so many things - about life, love, faith, ambition, and family - and she instilled in me the desire to have my own kids one day.

Every mom knows it's hard to take care of yourself while you're trying to take care of your children because, when you become a mother, you become so selfless.

[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.

It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters.

I feel like the word 'mom' and 'supermom' should be synonymous. When you are a mom, you are a superhero.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

The only thing that I can do is know that I have great confidence in raising children and being a great mother.

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

I like being a mother.

My mom broke the mold. She put my brother and I first, always, and worked her fingers to the bone trying to provide for us. She taught us right from wrong and gave us very strong morals and values and belief in family, things that have stayed with me.

Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.

I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it is now, and I'm coming at it from another angle - like you just love and care about this person so much, and just want to protect them from everything.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will love you.

It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother.

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong.