Laura Anthony > Quotes

“Without hardship, how can we ever know how strong we truly are?”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“But that’s the beauty of time. You can’t save it. You can only spend it wisely. I like to think I did.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“Women are not as strong as men. Not physically. That’s just the science. But it does not make us weaker. If anything, it makes us stronger, because we always have to find ways to be smarter.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“And I cry for myself”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“that’s the beauty of time. You can’t save it. You can only spend it wisely. I like to think I did.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“there”
― Laura Anthony, The Forgotten Midwife: A Novel

“We are women trying to figure out how to live in a man’s world.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“eyes”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“Without hardship, how can we ever know how strong we truly are?” “S’pose. But wouldn’t it be nice if every now and then we could raise our hand and take a break? Life is exhausting sometimes.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“But”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“Time is a funny old thing. We spend so much of our life taking it for granted. Growing up”
― Laura Anthony, The Forgotten Midwife: A Novel

“We deserve to work just as a man does. We deserve a roof over our heads just as a man does. You’re right, and it’s a tough fight and I will support you every step of the way. But surely we deserve control of our own bodies most of all.”
― Laura Anthony, The Women on Platform Two

“Tee was right, birth is terrifying. It is messy and brutal and loud. The pressure to keep mother and baby safe is suffocating. And I have never witnessed a single more beautiful moment in my entire life.”
― Laura Anthony, The Forgotten Midwife: A Novel