“I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel Light where the glorious tidings of a Saviour and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.” Has BeensLightDesireNamesLandMinesBirthEarsPraiseSalvationGloriousBlessPardonSaviourTidings Author:Robert Treat Paine
“My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn't buy it back. I don't know, really. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.” KnowsMinesBirthCostCertificatesBirth CertificateStepmothers Author:Paul McCartney
“I'll suffer no daughter of mine to play the fool with her heart, indeed! She shall marry for the purpose for which matrimony was ordained amongst people of birth--that is, for the aggrandisement of her family, the extending of their political influence--for becoming, in short, the depository of their mutual interest. These are the only purposes for which persons of rank ever think of marriage.” PeopleThinkingHeartPersonsPlayPoliticalPurposeSufferingInterestInfluenceMinesFoolBirthBecomingDaughterMutualMatrimonyExtendingMutual InterestPolitical Influence Book:Marriage [by S.E. Ferrier]. Edinb. ed Source: Marriage [by S.E. Ferrier]. Edinb. ed
“I cannot tell and I shall never know how many words of mine might have given birth to cruelty in place of love and kindness and charity.” KnowsMightGivenKindnessKnow HowMinesBirthCharityCrueltyLove And Kindness Author:Clarence Darrow
“Before we make love my husband takes a pain killer. I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was, 'the man goes on top and the woman underneath'. For three years my husband and I slept on bunk beds. I'm a double bagger. Not only does my husband put a bag over my face when we're making love, but he also puts a bag over his head in case mine falls off. It's so long since I've had sex, I've forgotten who ties up whom. My best birth control now is to leave the lights on.” MenYearsLongDoeLightPainFacesMotherFallThreeSexPoorCasesMinesHe ManGoes OnBirthBedHusbandBlameForgottenTiesBagsMy HusbandThree YearsKillersMaking LoveBirth ControlBunkLove My HusbandBaggerBunk Beds Author:Joan Rivers
“If after I die, people want to write my biography, there is nothing simpler. They only need two dates: the date of my birth and the date of my death. Between one and another, every day is mine.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsWritingTwoDiesMinesBirthIntimacyBiographiesBook Of DisquietMy Biography Author:Fernando Pessoa
“You have a mother?" He quirked a brow. "Did you think mine was some sort of divine birth? My father was a remarkable man, but even he was not that talented.” ThinkingMenMotherFatherMinesDivineBirthRemarkableBrows Author:Julia Quinn
“(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers. A little unnerving: I wonder if that choice has anything to do with genetics. ... I want to take mine home and look after them so that they live for days. I might spray the leaves, and make sure they sit in an easterly window, and keep them out of the direct sun.” IfsWantYearsLooksLittlesHomeMightMotherChoicesWonderLaughingSunMinesFlowerBirthDirectWindowMeetingsBunchCoincidenceGeneticsSprayOrchidsLive For The DayBirth Mother Author:Jackie Kay