Parenting Quote by Christina Baker Kline

“When she finally stopped, I was only relieved, not understanding that Maisie was like a canary in a mine, warning us of danger that…

— Christina Baker Kline

“She felt a lump form in her throat, and she swallowed hard. She wouldn't have this-the swollen ankles and pink cheeks and the feel…

— Sarah Pekkanen

“But her tears wouldn't come. And right now, more than anything, she wanted to bellow her rage like an irate newborn forced to leave…

— Kate Breslin

“A thing that had always struck her about the child was that he seemed so collected. She had never seen him cry. And now…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“It was not just for herself that she feared now, but for her baby. He must have sensed her fright, for he moved restlessly…

— George R.R. Martin

“She wrote sniffing back the tears that flowed over the version of things that her unconscious insisted on sicking up.”

— Helen Hodgman

“Eventually, when the first phase of the process ended, she began to cry. She cried quietly, even silently, burring her face in her hands,…

— Haruki Murakami

“All those years ago, when I’d first seen Maisy in the maternity ward of the hospital, I had made an assumption about her. Spending…

— Devney Perry

“He tried to remember her ever being this way before. In her voice--almost overexuberant--was not simply holiday cheer but joyous relief, like some terminally…

— Andre Dubus III

“It was unnerving. She'd looked at him and had the uncontrollable urge to weep. Thus far she'd managed to control her emotions. Thank God.…

— Debbie Macomber

“Then the real fear began. With the baby outside me and vulnerable, I suddenly saw the world as hostile and dangerous. Anything, including my…

— Katherine Dunn