“Fathers like to have children good-natured, well-behaved, and comfortable, but how to put them in that desirable condition is out of their philosophy.” WellsChildrenPhilosophyFatherConditionsComfortableDesirable Book:Mistress of herself: speeches and letters of Ernestine L. Rose, early women's rights leader Source: Mistress of herself: speeches and letters of Ernestine L. Rose, early women's rights leader
“I know that a sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature?but the prettier the kind of a thing is, the more desirable it is that it should be pretty of its kind.” KnowsShouldKindChildrenSweetDesirableSweetestSweet Child Author:Charles Lamb
“The money men make from their willingness to work the least desirable hours is not a sign of discrimination against women, but a sign of the willingness of mostly married men to lose sleep to support the family as their wife loses sleep to feed the child. A willingness to do the uncomfortable shifts is one reason married men earn more than twice what never-married men earn. Men's contribution, made at night, need not be lost in the dark.” MenNeedsChildrenMadeReasonNightLostHoursLosesDarkSleepSupportWifeMarriedDiscriminationUncomfortableContributionWillingnessDesirableMarried Man Author:Warren Farrell
“You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.” ThinkingMayChildrenLife IsJoyGreaterSweetLaughterFilledWineLipsSunlightDesirableBreezeHeartbeatGood WineLife Is Sweet Author:David Gemmell