Chapters Quote by Kathryn Hahn

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. -…

— Anne Tyler

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things…

— Jennifer Weiner

When you're pregnant, you go out and buy every single book; you have this stack of books on your nightstand, but there was nothing…

— Jenna McCarthy

Til marriage and motherhood happened, I was devoted to my work. I didn't see anything beyond it.

— Sridevi

One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot people leapt…

— Geena Davis

I tend to make movies about my peer group. I couldn't see myself now going back and making a movie about a bunch of…

— Todd Phillips

I'm boggled by the idea of being an only child. I know nothing at all (I'm happy to say) about having had a cold…

— Anna Quindlen

I've had the kind of complex life I write about. I was a single mother for 12 years. I'd been engaged. The wedding fell…

— Stephanie Coontz

When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest…

— Kate Beckinsale

I became a producer and learned I was pregnant within a five-day span. I wanted both things badly, just not at the same time.…

— Lindsay Shookus

I went through a period when I felt my film characters were having more fun than I was. It might partly explain why I…

— Angelina Jolie

Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in…

— Patricia Richardson