Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it's shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn't he? When a son cuts somebody's throat the mother only sees it's possible for a misguided angel to act like a devil - and she's entirely right about that!
Booth TarkingtonThere are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink
Booth Tarkington