What does this quote mean?

“Never let us be parted any more, Papa. Never let us be parted any more!”

The repeated plea marks reconciliation as a commitment to renewed family presence after years in which pride and neglect kept father and daughter emotionally apart.

Source note: Dombey and Son, Chapter 59, Project Gutenberg #821. Florence speaks while embracing her father after returning to him.

“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

Error is treated as ordinary human limitation, while forgiveness requires an additional act of generosity.

Source note: An Essay on Criticism, Part II; Pope warns that shallow learning can produce premature confidence before deeper study tempers judgment.

“Your children are not your children.”

Parenthood is framed as stewardship rather than ownership, leaving room for a child to become an independent person.

Source note: The Prophet, “On Children.”

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind.”

Love is defined partly through patience and kindness, shifting the idea from emotion alone toward repeated behavior under strain.

Source note: 1 Corinthians 13:4 in the King James Version; this is the opening clause of the verse.

“Because true mothers never forget their children”

The compact line expresses Mrs Jo’s conviction that maternal attachment persists despite separation, distance and a troubled family history.

Source note: Jo's Boys, Chapter 4, Project Gutenberg #3499. Spoken by Mrs Jo while urging Dan to remember his mother; it reflects fictional dialogue and Alcott's narrative world.

“My child! I'll go with you. You've got a mother.”

Mrs Tulliver’s immediate decision to accompany Maggie turns motherhood into concrete solidarity when her daughter expects rejection and isolation.

Source note: The Mill on the Floss, Book VII, Project Gutenberg #6688. Mrs Tulliver responds after Maggie returns under public condemnation.