"A woman's pelvis is like an hourglass with the capacity to tell time. It both creates and shelters life. When the mother's diet is insufficient, nutrients are pulled from her own teeth and bone. Women are built to be selfless."

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Source : Alyson Richman (2011). “The Lost Wife”, p.67, Penguin

Alyson Richman

#Mother Quotes #Selfless Quotes #Teeth Quotes

“There's not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there.”
“Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.”
“With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make.”
“When imitation goes over big, it isn't imitation, it is a trend.”
“Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.”
“I have never understood why public opinion about European ideas should be taken into account.”
“Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.”

Source : Robert William Service, “Reptiles And Roses”
“Chivalry is a poor substitute for justice, if one cannot have both. Chivalry is something like the icing on the cake, sweet but not nourishing.”

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