154 quotes found
“Most men can make moves, decisions, mistakes, plans, money, babies, love, war, progress, or even history. Not all men have what it takes to make a worthwhile difference in this world. Substance, dr...”
“As he took them in his arms, the crying of the babies permeated the night like a trail of blood calling out to a predator.”
“Oh, I don't wonder babies always cry when they wake up in the night. So often I want to do it too.”
“God save me ere I have any babies. They are grabby, clingy creatures who steal your figure and always want a ribbon or a wooden sword. And who sometimes make you die bearing them.”
“For me, this baby was the most precious thing I had ever had. He was my treasure, my joy, my world, my everything now.”
“Its a good thing babies dont give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.”
“There is a world of difference between the experienceof 'care' the wiping of a bottom, the bathing of a body: basicbiological obligations and the intimacy that makes us wantto live.”
“It had been six weeks since I brought my second child, my daughter, kicking and screaming into the world. Six weeks, that magic number men everywhere look forward to and women dread.”
“Is she a good baby? People would ask me. Well, no, I'd say.That swirl of hair on the back of her head. We must have taken a thousand pictures of it.”
“Perfection only exists in babies and pastries.”
“As the High Priestess looked down upon the child, she was struck by her holy perfection. She was a tiny person in miniature, and her beautiful eyes, little hands, and long eyelashes were sublime.”
“Little kids talk about the strangest things. They really do.”
“Oh-" I rest my back against the door to my apartment and purr as I slide down to the floor. "I need to get a tux too." "GREAT. We'll stop at the Tux Boutique tomorrow... while we're out making babi...”
“Why don't we have more babies, Mom? Bailey has big sisters. I wish I had a big sister.I don't know why, Fern. I tried to have more children, but sometimes we are given something so special, so wond...”
“New birth, new blessings.”
“She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but covered her tiny body as he stroked her in that changeling way, bonding with her on the most elementa...”
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I ...”
“Fo' Gawd, Miss Scarlett! We's got ter have a doctah. Ah- Ah- Miss Scarlett, Ah doan know nuthin' 'bout bringin' babies. -Prissy”
“Imagine the state of one's mind if they were to recall its details. All those months cocooned and then the onslaught of this ugly world. Lights and noise and strangeness. It's no wonder we scream w...”
“Death is like giving birth. Birth can be painful. Sometimes women die from giving birth. However, when the baby is born, all that pain (that was endured) vanishes in an instant. Love for that tiny ...”
