Heather B. Armstrong > Quotes

“For nine months I grew a human being inside my belly and then I pushed it out my vagina and now I'm feeding it with my boob. Biology is so fucking weird.”
― Heather B. Armstrong, It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita

“In life, it's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.”
― Heather B. Armstrong

“He asked us if we'd like to do it [deliver the baby] today. Today? You mean, this day? The day that is this one?”
― Heather B. Armstrong, It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita

“So please, in the name of John, Paul, George, and possibly Ringo, do not be afraid to screw up once in a while. Life can beat every creative impulse out of you and make you scared to embark in new directions. I say, embark away. (Doug French)”
― Heather B. Armstrong, Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator of www.dooce.com

“I wanted to teach my daughter the same things I had to unlearn after years spent as a corporate lawyer: that soul is more important than money, that love means more than material things. (James Griffioen)”
― Heather B. Armstrong, Things I Learned About My Dad: Humorous and Heartfelt Essays, edited by the creator of www.dooce.com

“However, I will always remember those few hours, and the days of worry leading up to those few hours, and the years and years leading up to those days when I didn't know what it was like to have my soul wrapped inside the palm of a baby”
― Heather B. Armstrong