My first child, I think I was completely shell shocked. I was ecstatic but in shock that I was now responsible completely… — Kylie Bax Copy Share Image
On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
I'd long wanted to write about that moment when a woman steps off the career track to have her first child. For… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
“Commissioner Harris at the far end stared along the mad pathway. This was his first child and it had already become a… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed,… — Mumtaz Copy Share Image
I thought I was grounded. I thought from my kinda blue-collar outlook on life that I would call myself a grounded person.… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I had known Colonel Charlie Flynn since he was a lieutenant 23 years earlier, and I remembered how his first child, Molly,… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
“I think the time that I knew that I was capable of all the things that I disliked the most in other… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
In fact, Hillary was the second person to call me in the hospital when my first child was born, and she was… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Everyone was having fun in their 20s and 30s. I wasn't. I had a career. I married at 23. Had first child… — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon. — Wernher von Braun Copy Share Image
“The handblown glass pickle ornaments from Lauscha in Germany can date back as far as 1847, and are treasured by families everywhere.… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“As humans, we waste the shit out of our words. It’s sad. We use words like “awesome” and “wonderful” like they’re candy.… — Louis C.K Copy Share Image
“To speak of ‘trying again’ while her ghost was still in the room was an insult to both the child gone before… — Anna Spargo-Ryan Copy Share Image
I have put absolutely everything into my album. I feel like it's been such a long journey to get here. It is… — Bebe Rexha Copy Share Image
(Cartoon caption:) I never really rallied after the birth of my first child. — James Thurber Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to have children of my own. I met my husband Daniel when I was 23; we were… — Sofia Helin Copy Share Image
“Dear heart, dear heart! But you must have a cup o’ tea first, child,” said Mrs. Poyser, falling at once from the… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“When I’m sixteen and reach the midpoint of my life, I’ll have my first child. Not ’cause I want to, or ’cause… — David Estes Copy Share Image
So, you know, Nathaniel was my first child, born when I was 40, so, uh... And then in due course, he wanted… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
“Raising children I’ve decided is a lot sadder than I expecte4d. Seeing them grow up brightly and vividly is tempered by the… — Michael Robotham Copy Share Image
“You and McNab sat around talking about women and sports." "I don't believe we got to sports. He had a woman on… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
Being a novelist and being a mother have exactly coincided in my life: the call from my agent saying that I had… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
