There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.

There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.

It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at read more

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, read more

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love.

Born to be wild -- live to outgrow it.

Born to be wild -- live to outgrow it.

Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.

Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.

No one who has ever brought up a child can doubt for a moment that love is literally the life-giving read more

No one who has ever brought up a child can doubt for a moment that love is literally the life-giving fluid of human existence

I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.

I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.