"Birth is an opportunity to transcend. To rise above what we are accustomed to, reach deeper inside ourselves than we are familiar with, and to see not only what we are truly made of, but the strength we can access in and through birth."
― Marcie Macarim
"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child."
― Sophia Loren
"There is a difference between dining and eating. Dining is an art. When you eat to get most out of your meal, to please the palate, just as well as to satiate the appetite, that,my friend, is dining." ― Yuan Mei