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> [You might not have thought it possible to give birth to others before one has given birth to oneself, but I assure you it is quite possible, it has been done; I offer myself in evidence as Exhibit A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/you-might-not-have-thought-it-possible-to-give-birth-to-others-before/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

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## More by Sheila Ballantyne

> [Illusions are crucial to the maintenance of life functions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/illusions-are-crucial-to-the-maintenance-of-life-functions/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [It's unbelievable the primitive feelings that are aroused by rapid change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/it-s-unbelievable-the-primitive-feelings-that-are-aroused-by-rapid/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [There is no irritant as painful as an ace up your sleeve that you can never use; it's the kind of thing that causes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/there-is-no-irritant-as-painful-as-an-ace-up-your-sleeve-that-you-can/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [Californians are good at planning for the earthquake, while simultaneously denying it will happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/californians-are-good-at-planning-for-the-earthquake-while/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [The moon develops the imagination, as chemicals develop photographic images.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/the-moon-develops-the-imagination-as-chemicals-develop-photographic/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [If you have enough fantasies, you're ready, in the event that something happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/if-you-have-enough-fantasies-you-re-ready-in-the-event-that-something/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [Life is like a great jazz riff. You sense the end the very moment you were wanting it to go on forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/life-is-like-a-great-jazz-riff-you-sense-the-end-the-very-moment-you/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [You might not have thought it possible to give birth to others before one has given birth to oneself, but I assure you it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/you-might-not-have-thought-it-possible-to-give-birth-to-others-before/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [The trouble with going crazy is that you have to go around making it up to everyone afterwards. It seems they should be making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/the-trouble-with-going-crazy-is-that-you-have-to-go-around-making-it/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [“You can always trust information given to you by people who are crazy. They have access to truth not available through regular channels.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/you-can-always-trust-information-given-to-you-by-people-who-are-crazy/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [everything is ambiguous. It's exciting, in a way, if you can tolerate ambiguity. I can't, but I'm taking a course where it's taught, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/everything-is-ambiguous-it-s-exciting-in-a-way-if-you-can-tolerate/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [Sundays are terrible because it is clear that there is no one in charge of the world. And this knowledge leave you drifting around,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/sundays-are-terrible-because-it-is-clear-that-there-is-no-one-in/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [I can’t wait fifteen years to do my work: Because my ideas are coming now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/i-can-t-wait-fifteen-years-to-do-my-work-because-my-ideas-are-coming/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [It's expectation that differentiates you from the dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/it-s-expectation-that-differentiates-you-from-the-dead/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

> [Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-ballantyne/some-of-my-best-friends-are-illusions-been-sustaining-me-for-years/)

[Sheila Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-ballantyne/)

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