Birth Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

“With the birth of Akash, in his sudden, perfect presence, Ruma had felt awe for the first time in her life. He still had…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

“He had not even done the fledgling courtesy of shredding open a major artery, anointing himself in the viscous gore, and desecrating her body.…

— Thomm Quackenbush

“The surge of his ardour swept through him in climatic release, filling her womb with his final, mortal sowing.”

— Georgina Anne Taylor

“Again, that fist struck from inside. And then bones snapped, punching outward, ripping through muscle and skin as if his chest cavity were the…

— Sarah J. Maas

“She crooned, twining her legs around his, pressing her forehead to his breastbone. It was all he needed. Easing her backward, supporting her until…

— Jennifer Blake

“So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air.”

— Edith Wharton

“He was pleased that she should see death in his face at once. His mother, at the age of sixty, was going to be…

— Flannery O'Connor

“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

“His mother stood before him like a monument. He saw her great outline through the blur of his weakness and his passion. She made…

— Mervyn Peake

“The woman who later became his wife was sleeping in his bed, her face buried in the pillows and her feet crossed on top…

— Nicole Krauss

“He was up to his neck in it. He was breathing the air of its world, adapting to its gravity. The story's essence had…

— Haruki Murakami

“The last time she had seen him in the flesh, all the vital force of his life stripped away, his sharpened face had confronted…

— Anna Kavan