“The desires for both a good experience and a healthy baby are very much connected, and there is nothing wrong with wanting both!”

“But when we make choices that are different than what our friends are doing, it might seem to them that we are questioning their choices - even if it has nothing to do with them.... And what is the sense in feeling guilty about making different choices than our mothers and the other women before us? Our mothers did the best they could with what they had available to them. Our choices, if different from theirs, are not a denouncement of theirs.”

“Colds and babies were both caused by germs which loved nothing so much as a mucous membrane.”

“Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!”

“Success for Managers means: I want to be in healthy relationships. I want a real connection with people I spend so much time with.”

“For some people, getting pregnant is as easy as catching cold." And there certainly was an analogy there: Colds and babies were both caused by germs which loved nothing so much as a mucous membrane.”

“Is it possible to both want and not want something at the same time? For desire to ride with fear?”