Tara

“A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't. Most don't mention it, and they go on from day to day as if it hadn't happened, so people imagine a woman in this situation never really knew or loved what she had.

But ask her sometime: how old would your child be now? And she'll know.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

“The tough times start," he said, "the day the last casserole dish is returned.”
― Michael Perry

“The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters.”
― Lewis Carroll