A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

Steve Martin

We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong.

Laura Stavoe Harm

Pregnancy seems designed to prepare you for life as a mother. You start making sacrifices nine months before the child is born, so by the time they put in an appearance you are used to giving things up for them.

Brett Kiellerop

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.

Ellen DeGeneres

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Frederick Douglas

To understand the baby's mind, it is absolutely essential to take the path of observation and discovery.

Maria Montessori