For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to do themselves. – Sheila Kitzinger, The Experience of Childbirth
You are pregnant and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty and in your connectedness. Trust your body to birth and know that the collective power of women worldwide will be with you. – Author Unknown
Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be. – Carrie Fisher
I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, Im thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely. – David Talbot
Im much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who theyre dating or what clothes theyre wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life. – Ben Affleck
Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind womens health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood. – Felicity Huffman