maternal instinct

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It was said that I refused to grant any value to the maternal instinct and to love. This was not so. Simone de Beauvoir

I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. Helen Mirren

It's interesting, I had absolutely no maternal instinct. I'm much more interested in young people now. Holland Taylor

I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home. Leila Slimani

Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy. Leo Tolstoy

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