"A baby is a very heavy thing, any mother will tell you."

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Source : George Ella Lyon (2010). “Borrowed Children”, p.35, University Press of Kentucky

George Ella Lyon

#Mother Quotes #Baby Quotes #Heavy Quotes

“In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children,”

Source : Harry Belafonte’s Speech Accepting NAACP Spingarn Medal, www.democracynow.org. February 18, 2013.
“That one time I had ma Latina texture going on.. Or just.. everyday.”
“From first to last it is a dish of rank materialism cleverly cooked up ... . And why is this done? For no other reason, I am sure, except to make us independent of a Creator.”
“Taking on a pet is a contract with sorrow.”

Source : Carol Anshaw (2012). “Lucky in the Corner: A Novel”, p.230, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I did a dozen superhero pinups. I signed them "Kirby/Royer" because it was Kirby's drawing. I didn't think I was committing some sort of sin.”
“There is nothing that is more beautiful than everything else in the world.”
“I had thirty weeks of prep on 'Captain America.' I have a small team of qualified, supportive, creative producers who are actually helping me achieve my vision of the film. I had a dream cast headed by Chris Evans. I had the best designers, artists, sculptors, craftspeople.”
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”

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