Nice Mark Twain quote. Also, there is a good reggae version of "Mother & Child Reunion" by The Uniques.
José Lezama Lima, momma's boy and poet extraordinaire, penned this:
"Deseoso es aquel que huye de su madre ... y de los cabezazos con nuestras madres cae el planeta centro de mesa ¿de dónde huimos si, no es de nuestras madres de quien huimos"
(Desirous is he who flees from his mother ... and from the conflicts (lit. head butts) with our mothers the planet falls right in the middle of the table. From whom do we flee if not from our mothers?)
Not that I understand Lezama, but a mother's love is a complicated thing, and even a momma's boy understands that at some point we need to flee from our mothers.
A character, not a good guy, of Uruguayan writer Cristina Peri Rossi, muses: "Solamente las propias madres merecen cariño. Todas las demás son detestables." ("Only our own mothers deserve affection. The rest are detestable.") His wife and his mother-in-law are conspiring against him. He deserves it, or does he?
For some reason, the quote reminds me of a friend of mine, who decided, while her sons were still young, that she could never like their (future) girlfriends. Let's hope she was wrong!
I love those Lima and Rossi quotes (I think my mom might have read Cristina, she sure acts like it), I wish I was proficient in other languages so I can expand the quote section.
José Lezama Lima, momma's boy and poet extraordinaire, penned this:
"Deseoso es aquel que huye de su madre ... y de los cabezazos con nuestras madres cae el planeta centro de mesa ¿de dónde huimos si, no es de nuestras madres de quien huimos"
(Desirous is he who flees from his mother ... and from the conflicts (lit. head butts) with our mothers the planet falls right in the middle of the table. From whom do we flee if not from our mothers?)
Not that I understand Lezama, but a mother's love is a complicated thing, and even a momma's boy understands that at some point we need to flee from our mothers.
A character, not a good guy, of Uruguayan writer Cristina Peri Rossi, muses: "Solamente las propias madres merecen cariño. Todas las demás son detestables." ("Only our own mothers deserve affection. The rest are detestable.") His wife and his mother-in-law are conspiring against him. He deserves it, or does he?
For some reason, the quote reminds me of a friend of mine, who decided, while her sons were still young, that she could never like their (future) girlfriends. Let's hope she was wrong!
Happy mothers day! I must remember to call mine!
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Elton John: Mama Can't Buy You Love
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Thanks and call your mom!
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