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“Oh Floy, take me home, and never leave me!”

Paul’s appeal to Florence makes his sister and home inseparable sources of safety and affection during his decline, intensifying the novel’s sibling bond.

Source note: Dombey and Son, Chapter 16, Project Gutenberg #821. The words are associated with the dying child Paul and his sister Florence; they are fictional dialogue, not Dickens autobiography.

“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.”

“We've got Father and Mother, and each other.”

Beth answers material lack by naming the relationships the sisters still possess, turning family presence into a concrete reason for gratitude rather than denying hardship.

Source note: Little Women, Chapter I; Beth responds while the March sisters compare their poverty and disappointments at the beginning of the novel.

“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.

“You may give them your love but not your thoughts.”

Care can be generous without requiring another person to inherit every belief or preference.

Source note: The Prophet, “On Children.”