“Natalie Lyalin is writing some of the best poems in the world. There is an evil in her gorgeous poem-hearts. She must have sold her heart to the devil to write like this—so beautiful, so funny and so strange. Her images stack and stack down the page without spilling, each line such a bombshell you'll start reading backward to the first line. These poems are like babies—they will pop out of trees.” WorldWritingFirstsHeartBeautifulEvilReadingLinesTreeStrangeBabyPagesDevilPopsGorgeousSpillingBombshellsBest Poem Author:Zachary Schomburg
“There may never be a baby book that offers the conclusive answer to every question, but it's possible to extract some wisdom from the suffering of past generations of parents. Does the book you're reading contradict itself repeatedly, require you to override all your parental instincts, or send you into a panic over your own inadequacy? If so, burn it.” IfsMayDoeBookPastSufferingReadingParentAnswersGenerationsBabyOffersInstinctOver YouPanicParentalInadequacyPast Generations Author:Libby Copeland
“I won't lie. Walking into a room and seeing your girlfriend reading a baby-name book can kind of make your heart stop.” HeartKindBookLyingReadingNamesRoomsSeeingBabyWalkingGirlfriendYour GirlfriendSydrianFunny Girlfriend Book:The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel Source: The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel
“When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.” WritingIdeasCoursesReadingBornSleepNovelBabyDaughterMagazinesMy DaughterPregnantEarnestMosesBasketsWere Pregnant Author:Kate Beckinsale
“I'm a huge Dirty Dancing fan. I feel like I should be reading [William] Shakespeare, but I'm watching Baby not be in a corner.” FeelsShouldReadingFansHugeBabyDancingCornersDirty Author:Ava DuVernay
“It's really unfair to working women in America who read celebrity news and think, 'Why can't I lose weight when I've had a baby?' Well, everyone you're reading about has money for a trainer and a chef. That doesn't make it realistic.” ThinkingWellsAmericaReadingLosesMoneyBabyNewsWeightRealisticUnfairChefTrainersLose WeightWorking Women Author:Rachel Zoe
“And I apologize to all of you who are the same age as my grandchildren. And many of you reading this are the same age as my grandchildren. They, like you, are being royally shafted and lied to by our Baby Boomer corporations and government.” GovernmentAgeReadingLike YouBabyCorporationsApologizingGrandchildrenLiedMy GrandchildrenI ApologizeBoomersBaby Boomer Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“Still in my coat and hat, I sank onto the stair to read the letter. (I never read without making sure I am in a secure position. I have been like this ever since the age of seven when, sitting on a high wall and reading The Water Babies, I was so seduced by the descriptions of underwater life that I unconsciously relaxed my muscles. Instead of being held buoyant by the water that so vividly surrounded me in my mind, I plummeted to the ground and knocked myself out. I can still feel the scar under my fringe now. Reading can be dangerous.)” FeelsMindHas BeensStillsI CanAgeReadingWaterDangerousPositionWallBabySittingLettersSevenSecureMusclesHatsDescriptionScarCoatsRelaxedFringeStairsUnderwater Book:The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel Source: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
“But the three siblings were not born yesterday. Violet was born more than fifteen years before this particular Wednesday, and Klaus was born approximately two years after that, and even Sunny, who had just passed out of babyhood, was not born yesterday. Neither were you, unless of course I am wrong, in which case welcome to the world, little baby, and congratulations on learning to read so early in life.” WorldYearsLittlesTwoThreeCoursesReadingBornCasesParticularBabyMusicianYesterdayWelcomeTwo YearsSarcasticIronicFifteenCongratulationsVioletSiblingSunnyWednesdayFifteen YearsLearning To ReadBabyhoodThree Siblings Author:Daniel Handler