“Newborn babies can't do much on their own-They can't eat or walk or talk on the phone-But every parent is sure their creation is without a doubt a tremendous sensation.”

“Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around -- beds, pillows, arms, laps.”

“You can take care of him," she insisted. This was madness. This was a true example of temporary insanity."I can't.""Why not?" She demanded."Umm...I don't...like..." I couldn't say diapers. I had my own baby! "I don't like... black... babies...”

“One can't ever be sure what is more valuable: what has gone away, or what remains.”

“It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can't do.”

“We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to become much more than what we are.”

“I do feel like I have important, beautiful things to say about the world, I just can't think of them at this particular instant.”