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> [“Having a daughter whose company he actually enjoyed was one of Jim’s favorite accomplishments. The odds were against you, in all matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-straub/having-a-daughter-whose-company-he-actually-enjoyed-was-one-of-jim-s/)

[Emma Straub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-straub/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/emma-straub-16325_business_having-a-daughter-whose-company-he-actua_154397.jpg)

> [That's very indicative to me of one of the things that really creates an aversion for me about having a child -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piper-kerman/that-s-very-indicative-to-me-of-one-of-the-things-that-really-creates/)

[Piper Kerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/piper-kerman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/piper-kerman-8613_aversion_that-s-very-indicative-to-me-of-one-of-t_2050072.png)

> [We must choose. Be a child of the past with all its crudities and imperfections, its failures and defeats, or a child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-e-willard/we-must-choose-be-a-child-of-the-past-with-all-its-crudities-and/)

[Frances E. Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-e-willard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/frances-e-willard-25037_children_we-must-choose-be-a-child-of-the-past-wi_2245110.jpg)

> [A rescue mission doesn't involve going in and just taking a child and leaving. You can't just choose any child at random.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mraz/a-rescue-mission-doesn-t-involve-going-in-and-just-taking-a-child-and/)

[Jason Mraz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mraz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/jason-mraz-975_any_a-rescue-mission-doesn-t-involve-going-i_2545028.jpg)

> [Even if you've gone through an average childhood, you have girlfriends who get pregnant and then have to choose whether or not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dern/even-if-you-ve-gone-through-an-average-childhood-you-have-girlfriends/)

[Laura Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/laura-dern-2048_childhood_even-if-you-ve-gone-through-an-average-c_2897697.jpg)

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