My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.

I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.

I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.

Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother.

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

It's wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.