Quote by Groucho Marx

My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I had been one.

My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I

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This quote expresses a bittersweet sentiment about the speaker's mother's longing for a child. It conveys that the mother had a deep love and affection for children, emphasizing her desire to have her own. The quote reflects a sense of regret or longing for an experience that the speaker was unable to provide for their mother, highlighting the disconnect between the mother's warmth towards children and the speaker not meeting her expectation of becoming one.

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