Quotation by

George Eliot

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Mother's Day

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The author expresses that their earliest experience of truly coming to life was the moment they recognized and felt love for their mother's face. This suggests that a mother's presence is fundamental to the beginning of personal awareness and emotional connection.

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