“That first pregnancy is a long sea journey to a country where you don’t know the language, where land is in sight for such a long time that after awhile it’s just the horizon - and then one day birds wheel over that dark shape and it’s suddenly close, and all you can do is hope like hell that you’ve had the right shots.” - Emily Perkins

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” - Bertrand Russell

“One transcendent kiss that later makes lovers take soft breaths, holding hands” ― Lori L. Otto