The suckling relationship is one of the sources of real sweetness that we have in human existence...The suckling baby can teach adults about the expression of sweet love and gratitude in a way no words can.

If you can't be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken.

When a child is born, the entire Universe has to shift and make room. Another entity capable of free will, and therefore capable of becoming God, has been born.

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.

A society that places a low value on its mothers and the process of birth will suffer an array of negative repercussions for doing so. Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life.