27 quotes found
“Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them.”
“A child is conceived in a womb of a woman, miraculously, in sacred moment of conception.”
“War and marriage and childbirth had passed over her without touching any deep chord within her and she was unchanged.”
“Just as a child is conceived in a womb of a woman, miraculously, so is grace freely given by God, in sacred moment of salvation.”
“Just as a child is freely given, so is God's grace.”
“We were born as a free soul. We only become enslaved in the world.”
“When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were "supposed" to suffer. One of the few societies to take a contrary view was the Hu...”
“My mother? My own mother told my lady governess that if the baby and I were in danger then they should save the baby.”
“All times are connected. Treasure each moment.”
“Men die in battle women die in childbirth. ”
“She is emerging (she has no choice) / into a place / like sex or childbirth, / one thing to the observer, something very different to the participant.”
“The wonder of the womb is the birth of a child.”
“The wonder of life begins in the womb of a woman.”
“Listen to me. Forget all you saw. Leave it. Take your mind from it. It has nothing to do with you. But use it for experience. Now you know what hurt it brings to women when men come into the world....”
“Holy moment is a sacred existence.”
“The health of your future kids does not start with their birthit starts with you, right now, well before you plan to impregnate your wife.”
“She was perfect. I knew this the moment she emerged from my body, white and wet and wailing. Beyond the requisite ten fingers and ten toes, the beating heart, the lungs inhaling and exhaling oxygen...”
“There is no room for pride in any man. There is no room for unkindness. There is no room for wit at the expense of others. All men are born the same, and equal. As you saw to-day, so come the Capta...”
“I could not get my fill of looking.There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that mom...”
“Her eyes were open, taking in my tired face... Her face twitched into what looked like a squinty smile, and in her wordless expression I saw gratitude, and relief, and trust. I wanted, desperately,...”
