I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to a book. — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“Here I was born, and there I died. It was only a moment for you; you took no notice.” — Alec Coppel Copy Share Image
Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won't do what you've done before. — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
Great little One! whose all-embracing birth Lifts Earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to Earth. — Richard Crashaw Copy Share Image
Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities. — William Throsby Bridges Copy Share Image
At 500, our policy is 12 weeks of fully paid leave for all parents in the U.S. Parents can choose to take… — Christine Tsai Copy Share Image
True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of… — Harold Brodkey Copy Share Image
Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
“At birth we become elements to entity, upon death the entity reverts to elements. Make sure to make your trip mean something,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“We are all just humans trying to survive in this crazy world, in the spaces between birth and death.” — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
“We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination.” — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Tomas did not realize at the time that metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The new-born infant cries, his early days are spent in crying. He is alternately petted and shaken by way of soothing him;… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
When a woman gives birth to a child, the child needs to be able to digest the mother's milk; but when this… — Marvin Harris Copy Share Image
I think the craziest thing I heard, and this guy's not even nominated, he's from Texas...he said there's no reason that women… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
Everything is gestation and bringing forth. To let each impression and each germ of feeling come to completion wholly in itself, in… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Let me tell you something. I'm a funny girl, and I gave birth to what? Funny. I can't help it. It just… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
“I am often slow in catching up to the times, but even so, I still cannot even grip this idea: With nothing… — Gabrielle Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Een geboorte of een huwelijk mag dan een belangrijke gebeurtenis zijn, maar het garandeert geen plaats in het geheugen.' De hersens, een… — Judith Schalansky Copy Share Image
In certain cases, a man blind from birth may have an operation performed which gives him his sight. The result: frequently misery,… — R. D. Laing Copy Share Image
