Never have children, only grandchildren.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.

I never had a stage mother, which is probably one of the reasons why I’m still doing this.

You don't understand. You've never hated anybody.

No, I never have. We're allotted just so much time on earth, and I wouldn't want the Lord to see me wasting mine in any such manner.

Mother, you had me, but I never had you.

There is no grandmother here. I am the General of Heaven!

She has no mother because fatherblood hates with love and pride, but motherblood with hate loves and cohabits.

Kindness and gentleness never had a gender, and neither did empathy.

Kindness and gentleness never had a gender, and neither did empathy. (p34)

I don't know anyone my age.

Another husband could be found and with That husband another son. But I have no mother now. I have no father. I cannot bring another brother to the world.

"You've obviously never been in love."

"I have actually. And awfully. And — always — without hope — I've never had my love reciprocated ever."

Never having had either positive cruelty or kindness shown to her by her parents, but only an indifference, she was not conscious of what it was that she missed—affection.