Quote by Catriona McPherson Download Open image ““Birth, death . . .?’ ‘And nappies, madam. Things men don’t do.”” — Catriona McPherson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Only birth and no death is far worse than only death and no birth.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“They lit candles against the dark and waited. Without birth, life is only that wait.” — Meg Elison Copy Share Image
“It matters greatly not only that we birth and die but how we birth and die.” — Ronald L. Grimes Copy Share Image
“Bitter the day of birth, for death is its companion. Yet, though life be cold and cruel, we are not without a last consolation.… — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
“Two puzzles that cannot be solved: The miracle of birth and misery of death.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
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“That kind of flabby sentiment – thinking that there is good in everyone – is responsible for a great deal of harm.” — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“What has she done to deserve such scorn?' I said. He had the grace to look uncomfortable as he answered. 'Not her in particular,… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“It’s not bullshit,” he went on. “It’s just not … See the thing is, the pain’s real. The terror—it’s all real. And the causes… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“NO!” I bellowed it at him. “You say that over and over like it’s some kind of slogan. And I never knew why it… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“Oh, you know,’ I said. ‘You say to yourself I’ll spend next week on Christmas shopping and then the week before Christmas on writing… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“I loathe the grading of tragedy and the jostling for pre-eminence amongst the bereaved, that most disgusting example of the disgusting habit of claiming… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
“Dreadful fire at Reiver’s Rest,”’ she intoned with relish. ‘“Poor” – it’s Cara, isn’t it, madam? – “Poor Cara tragically lost. Staying in Gatehouse… — Catriona McPherson Copy Share Image
