- Isabel Kelly: Look down the road to her wedding. I'm in a room alone with her, fixing her veil, fluffing her dress, telling her no woman has ever looked so beautiful. And my fear is she'll be thinking, "I wish my mom was here”.
- Jackie Harrison: And mine is... she won't.
Julia Roberts - Isabel Kelly
Susan Sarandon - Jackie Harrison

“- Jeff: Why did you have him? You knew he would have the same disease as you.
- Selma: I just wanted to hold a little baby.”

Peter Stormare - Jeff
Björk - Selma Jezkova

“Dr. Jaquith says that tyranny is sometimes expression of the maternal instinct. If that's a mother's love, I want no part of it.”
Bette Davis - Charlotte Vale

“When she was young, foolish, I made decisions for her, always the right decisions. One would think a child would wish to repay her mother's love and kindness.”

Gladys Cooper - Mrs. Henry Vale

“- Mrs. Pascal: Oh my God, I sounded just like a mother! Didn't I sound just like a mother?
- Marty Pascal: You are a mother.
- Mrs. Pascal: I know, but I still can't believe it. I look at you people and wonder, how did you ever fit in my womb?”
Geneviève Bujold - Mrs. Pascal
Josh Hamilton - Marty Pascal