41 Godmother Quotes: For A Bond That's Strong As Family

Deepthi Reddy
Dec 12, 2023 By Deepthi Reddy
Originally Published on Jan 29, 2021
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
Mother Reading A Book To Her Little Girl.

Godmothers sometimes become God sent mothers.

Godmothers help godchildren to follow the path of spirituality in their life. They inspire godchildren never to lose hope and never give up.

A godmother is someone related to the family, like a guardian or a very close friend where the parents of the baby ask them to be a godmother. Parents usually choose godparents to be a spiritual or legal guide to their child. The duty of the godmother is to manage a child's religious upbringing.

Here are some Godmother quotes that define the role of a godmother.  Please check our latest work on goddaughter quotes and beloved quotes.

Quotes About Being A Godmother

A Godmother's primary responsibility is to protect and take care of her Godchild.  Here are some rare Godmother quotes.

1."My best friend just had a baby, and she's my age. So I'm a god mom now, which is crazy."    

-Kristen Stewart.

2."I think, at a child's birth if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity."

-Eleanor Roosevelt.

3. "I've been godmother loads of times, but being a grandmother is better than anything."

-Vivien Leigh.

4."Being an elder sister is no less than being a Godmother."

-Giitzz.

5."Everyone of us has chosen a Godmother or Godfather."

-Mudhan Shabir.

6."Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother."

-Sandra Faber.

7."I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that."

-Ellen DeGeneres.

8."I found that the godmother's position is to take care of the morals of the child."

-Susan Glaspell.

9."Oh, where is the Fairy Godmother of explanations when you need her?"

-Allison Pearson.

10."The best thing about my faerie godmother is that the creepy just keeps on coming."

-Jim Butcher.

Fairy Godmother Quotes

Godmothers are important in the life of Godchildren. They guide not only in their spiritual journey but also in career and life. Read through some fairy Godmother quotes and sayings from people across the world.

11."My Fairy Godmother is my heart sustaining me."

-Nikita Gill.

12."I wished for my fairy godmother, the good witch of the north"

- Jocelynn Drake.

13. "Why do you always rescue me? — Every Cinderella needs a fairy godmother."

-Holly Smale.

14. "I have a fairy godmother named Mr. Nuggy, and he accidentally turned into a chicken."

-Abby Hanlon.

15."Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels."

-Charles Perrault.

16."My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me."

-Victoria Clark.

17. "If I were a fairy godmother, I would give you your heart's desire in an instant. And I would wipe away your tears and tell you not to cry."

- (Rachel) Sylvain Reynard.

Godparents Quotes

A godparent is someone who carries witness to a child's studies and later willing to help in a career as well as their deep-rooted spiritual formation. Here are some quotes and godparents poetry quotes for you.

18."Oh fairy godmother Where are you? I have been waiting for you You never show For me."

-Chelsey Pierce, Dec 2016 'Fairy Godmother'.

19."Well, not everyone has a mother, Not everyone has a father, But I'm lucky to have both. And yet have a company of a motherly figure. Whom I can refer to as a fairy godmother."

-Vidhi Agarwal, Jul 2015 'My fairy godmother'.

20."The day that I was christened- It’s a hundred years, and more!"

-Dorothy Parker, 'GodMother.'

21."When I hold her I often CAN'T let her go She's perfect, each perfection her own remember how we fought for her, for her to have life..."

-Carolyn Vuletic.

Best Godmother Quotes

Godmother is considered as the gift of God. Here are some of the best Godmother quotes and sayings. You may use these quotes when writing to your Godmother.

22."Thank you for your love that you show me regularly."

-Unknown*.

23."People would rather believe in fairy godmothers and divine intervention than to think that you took charge of your own destiny."

Margaret Peterson Haddix.

24."There are no magics or elves / Or timely godmothers to guide us. We are lost, must / Wizard a track through our own screaming weed."

-Gwendolyn Brooks.

Silver Sayings And Quotes About Godmothers

Being a godmother is so spiritual that one continues to inspire spirituality in a child's life. Read some interesting quotes and create a personalized collage for your godmother.

25.“Real godmothers are so much better than the fabricated, storybook kind in so many ways. I’m glad you’re mine.”

-Unknown*.

26."Then he gave her a kiss on the forehead that felt like a baptism and she wept like a baby."

— Zadie Smith.

27.“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.”

-Arthur Helps.

28."Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories."    

-Courteney Cox.

29.“Life is about more than now. It’s about the times we’ve shared and the moments that define our lives."

-Unknown*.

30.“So really, it was just as well that Godmother had caught up to me, in spite of my best efforts to avoid her."

― Jim Butcher, 'Grave Peril'.

Godmother Quotes And Sayings

Being godmother means being a friend, guide, philosopher to a godchild, and special spiritual advisor to the child's biological parents.

31."I was like their own fairy godmother! Always there when they needed support!”

-Twitter: Hannah Gardner @Hannahdementia, 4 Oct 2019.

32.“People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.”

-Patti Smith.

33.“Even miracles take a little time."

- Fairy Godmother 'Cindrella.'

34.“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

-Lao Tzu.

35.“I love being reminded that existence itself is all about the tangling of souls.”

-Carolyn Mackler.

36.“I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.”

-Laura Dern.

37.“If you think I'm cute, you should see by Godmother”

- Pink Boa LLC.

38.“'Granted’ s about a lively young woman who does a fairy godmother a good turn and is given a wish as her reward.”

- Fairy Godmother, 'Cindrella'.

39."The public has become my fairy godmother."

-Eartha Kitt.

40."Maybe she was being so hoity-toity because she didn't have her fairy godmother."

-Charlaine Harris.

41."Girlfriend, if you're waiting for a fairy godmother to show up with a dress and a ride, you're not going to make it to the party."

-Lisa Kleypas.

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Written by Deepthi Reddy

Master of Business Administration

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Deepthi ReddyMaster of Business Administration

With an MBA under her belt, Deepthi has discovered her true calling in content writing. Her writing repertoire is diverse, covering travel, movies, pet care, parenting, animals and birds, and more. Her joy of learning and creating has helped her craft well-written and engaging articles. When she isn't writing, Deepthi enjoys exploring new cultures, trying different foods, and spending quality time with her two children aged 7 and 12.

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