"Ukusukela kwam umama, yonke into itshintshile. Bendifuna ixesha elide. Ndinqwenela ukuba ubenomathendeleko kwaye wayekulungele ukumnika onke amandla akhe. Akululanga ukwamkela umntwana, nokuba ungumntu odumileyo, kodwa xa ndaqala ukuthatha izandla zomntwana wam, ndandivuya kakhulu - ndandingafuni nokuyicinga into enokwenzeka. Namhlanje imagazini yimithombo yosuku yemihla ngemihla yolonwabo, into engaphezulu kwenye into ngaphandle komsebenzi wam. "
UCharlize u-Theron waxelela ukuba wayengazami umzekelo kwabanye oomama abangatshatanga, kodwa 'basebenza nje umsebenzi wabo ":
Andizami ukubonisa nantoni na okanye ube ngumntu. Yonke into yenzekile. Xa wamkela umntwana, awunakubeka nayiphi na imeko. Ndizinikele ngokupheleleyo kwiNkqubo yokuthatha umntwana ongamzalanga abe ngowakho, kuba bendiqinisekile ukuba ndingayifezekisa indima kamama kwaye ndinike abantwana bam lonke uthando kunye nolwazelelelo bonke abalufunayo. Akukho mntu ufuna ukuba ngumzali onesizungu, kodwa kudala ndiqonde ukuba akunakwenzeka ukulawula bonke ubomi bam. Ndaziqhelanisa nale meko, kuba ndiyi-Pragmatik. "