Sylvia Threadgill-smith

“We only have babies when we're young enough not to know how grim life turns out.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“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 a while 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, Novel About My Wife

“I sometimes wonder if it's just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they're supposed to be by going nowhere.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”
― Shannon Alder